noun
Meaning 1
Synonym of jimsonweed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: jimsonweed
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
Jamestown weed
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noun
Meaning 2
intensely poisonous tall coarse annual tropical weed having rank-smelling foliage, large white or violet trumpet-shaped flowers and prickly fruits
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: jimsonweed, jimson weed, common thorn apple, apple of Peru, Datura stramonium
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: thorn apple
History
Etymology
After Jamestown, Virginia, USA.