Datura
noun
noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A plant of the genus Datura, known for its trumpet-shaped flowers and poisonous properties.
"Garcias ab Horto [...] makes mention of an herb called datura, “which, if it be eaten for twenty-four hours following, takes away all sense of grief, makes them incline to laughter and mirth” [...]."
Example
More examples"Garcias ab Horto [...] makes mention of an herb called datura, “which, if it be eaten for twenty-four hours following, takes away all sense of grief, makes them incline to laughter and mirth” [...]."
Etymology
From the genus name.
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