About The Word Datura
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Datura
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What's The Definition Of Datura?
[n] thorn apple
Synonyms | Synonyms for Datura: genus Datura Related Terms | Find terms related to Datura: See Also | asterid dicot genus | family Solanaceae | potato family | Solanaceae | thorn apple Datura In Webster's Dictionary \Da*tu"ra\, n. [NL.; cf. Skr. dhatt?ra, Per. & Ar.
tat?ra, Tat?la.] (Bot.)
A genus of solanaceous plants, with large funnel-shaped
flowers and a four-celled, capsular fruit.
Note: The commonest species are the thorn apple ({D.
stramonium}), with a prickly capsule (see Illust. of
{capsule}), white flowers and green stem, and {D.
tatula}, with a purplish tinge of the stem and flowers.
Both are narcotic and dangerously poisonous.
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