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noun
Any of several species of plants bearing thorns and apple-like fruit:
Datura spp., especially
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noun
Any of several species of plants bearing thorns and apple-like fruit:
Datura spp., especially
Jimsonweed (Datura stramonium), an annual plant having white flowers and prickly capsules.
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noun
Any of several species of plants bearing thorns and apple-like fruit:
Crataegus spp.
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noun
Any of several species of plants bearing thorns and apple-like fruit:
Solanum incanum, native to Africa and Asia
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noun
any of several plants of the genus Datura
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: shrub, bush
Narrower terms: jimsonweed, jimson weed, Jamestown weed, common thorn apple, apple of Peru, Datura stramonium
History
Cognate with Dutch doornappel and French pomme épineuse.
Across languages
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