Meaning of DATURA
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| | Definition: | | [n] thorn apple |
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| | Synonyms: | | genus Datura |
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| | See Also: | | asterid dicot genus, family Solanaceae, potato family, Solanaceae, thorn apple | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Da*tu"ra\, n. [NL.; cf. Skr. dhatt?ra, Per. & Ar.
tat?ra, Tat?la.] (Bot.)
A genus of solanaceous plants, with large funnel-shaped
flowers and a four-celled, capsular fruit.
Note: The commonest species are the thorn apple ({D.
stramonium}), with a prickly capsule (see Illust. of
{capsule}), white flowers and green stem, and {D.
tatula}, with a purplish tinge of the stem and flowers.
Both are narcotic and dangerously poisonous.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A poisonous annual plant (Datura stramonium) in Solanaceae, the nightshade family. It has stinky leaves and white trumpet-shaped blooms and is the source of many useful alkaloids, including atropine, hyoscine and hyoscamine. It's name is a corruption of "Jamestown weed"; reputedly, the early settlers in Jamestown, Virginia discovered the toxic effects of the plant when a cook collected several of them as a side dish to a meal. |
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