datura

Definitions


[dəˈtjʊərə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a shrubby annual plant with large, upright, trumpet-shaped flowers, native to southern North America. They contain toxic or narcotic alkaloids and are used as poisons or hallucinogens in some cultures


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Origin:
modern Latin, from Hindi dhatūrā, from Sanskrit dhustur




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