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Jamestown weed

Jamestown weed Meaning & Definition
Jamestown weed Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Jamestown weed?

[n] intensely poisonous tall coarse annual tropical weed having rank-smelling foliage, large white or violet trumpet-shaped flowers and prickly fruits

Synonyms | Synonyms for Jamestown weed: apple of Peru | common thorn apple | Datura stramonium | jimson weed | jimsonweed

Related Terms | Find terms related to Jamestown weed:

See Also | thorn apple

Jamestown weed In Webster's Dictionary

\James"town` weed`\ (Bot.) The poisonous thorn apple or stramonium ({Datura stramonium}), a rank weed early noticed at Jamestown, Virginia. See {Datura}. Note: This name is often corrupted into jimson, jimpson, and gympsum.

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