Jimsonweed

Quick meaning: Jimsonweed is a noun meaning (US, by extension, proscribed) Any poisonous plant of the genus Datura.

Meaning

(US, by extension, proscribed) Any poisonous plant of the genus Datura.

More Meanings

1. (US) A poisonous plant of the Datura stramonium species, part of the nightshade (Solanaceae) family, occasionally ingested as a hallucinogen.

Example Sentences

While the hallucinations produced by jimsonweed and other anticholinergics are frequently described as frightening or even “nightmarish,” the toxic anticholinergic syndrome caused by jimsonweed can include seizures, CNS depression, respiratory failure, and cardiac abnormalities, all of which can be life-threatening.

In so doing I have included a number of categories which may not generally be considered suitable for inclusion under the heading of religion. Stewart, for instance, includes shamanism, curing, special powers of shamans, miscellaneous shamanistic information, guardian spirits, destiny of the soul, ghosts or soul, and jimsonweed.

Word Forms

• jimsonweeds
• jimson weed
• jimpson weed
• jimpsonweed

Synonyms for jimsonweed

Depending on context, synonyms include mad apple, moonflower, stinkweed, jimpsonweed.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include jimpsonweed, stinkweed, stramonium, datura, malpitte, itchweed.

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