Datura
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Datura is a noun meaning A plant of the genus Datura, known for its trumpet-shaped flowers and poisonous properties.
Meaning
A plant of the genus Datura, known for its trumpet-shaped flowers and poisonous properties.
Example Sentences
Datura did grow in Haiti, three species, all of them introduced from the Old World.
"Apple of Death" is what the Jungle call thorn-apple or dhatura, the readiest poison in all India.
"Suffice it that it was of the datura family which supplies deadly poisons as well as powerful medicines."
It was a decoction of datura that wrung the truth from the old woman, by sending her into a trance from which she never recovered.
Word Forms
- daturas
Related Words
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