Jimsonweed Definition
jĭmsən-wēd
noun
A poisonous annual plant (Datura stramonium) in the nightshade family, having large, trumpet-shaped white or purplish flowers and prickly egg-shaped seed capsules.
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Synonyms:
- datura-stramonium
- apple of peru
- common thorn apple
- jamestown-weed
- jimson-weed
Other Word Forms of Jimsonweed
Noun
Singular:
jimsonweedPlural:
jimsonweedsOrigin of Jimsonweed
Alteration of Jamestown weed after Jamestown , Virginia, where in 1676 regimental cooks inadvertently fed the plant to British soldiers and intoxicated them
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Jimson (alteration of Jamestown) + weed
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