Datura meaning

də-to͝or'ə, -tyo͝or'ə
Any of several plants of the genus Datura in the nightshade family, having trumpet-shaped flowers up to 25 centimeters (10 inches) long and usually prickly fruits. The leaves and seeds yield alkaloids with narcotic properties.
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Any of a genus (Datura) of herbs, shrubs, or trees of the nightshade family, which are poisonous and have an unpleasant odor.
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The flower of any of these.
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Any of several plants of the genus Datura in the nightshade family, having trumpet-shaped flowers up to 25 centimeters (10 inches) long and usually prickly fruits. The leaves and seeds yield alkaloids with narcotic properties.
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A plant of the genus Datura.
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A taxonomic genus within the family Solanaceae — the thorn apples and related plants.
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Origin of datura

New Latin Datura genus name from Hindi dhatūrā datura from Sanskrit dhattūraḥ

Sentence Examples

  • - Flower of Datura sanguinea visited by humming-bird Docirnastes ensiferus.

  • STRAMONIUM, in medicine, a drug obtained from the leaves and seeds of the Datura stramonium.

  • 52); or along with the corolla, as in Ranunculus, and is deciduous; or it remains after flowering (persistent) as in Labiatae, Scrophulariaceae, and Boraginaceae; or its base only is persistent, as in Datura Stramonium.

  • At other times they are vertical, as in Datura, where the ovary, in place of being two-celled, becomes four-celled; in Cruciferae, where the prolongation of the placentas forms a vertical partition; in Astragalus and Thespesia, where the dorsal suture is folded inwards; and in Oxytropis, where the ventral suture is folded inwards.

  • agaric toadstools, datura, morning glory seeds.

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