Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of several plants of the genus Datura in the nightshade family, having trumpet-shaped flowers up to 25 centimeters (10 inches) long and usually prickly fruits. The leaves and seeds yield alkaloids with narcotic properties.
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- noun A plant of the genus
Datura .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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It is from one to five feet in height, and an ill-smelling weed, though first cousin to the beautiful, cultivated datura, which is a highly prized garden plant.
On the Trail An Outdoor Book for Girls Lina Beard 1888
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This isle had got the very form of a ripple, -- and I thought that the inhabitants should bear a ripple for device on their shields, a wave passing over them, with the datura, which is said to produce mental alienation of long duration without affecting the bodily health, * springing from its edge.
Cape Cod 1865
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A: Those are closely related to our native plant called datura, or jimsonweed, and not to hibiscus.
unknown title 2009
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'datura' plant (_Datura alba_), and other species of the same genus.
Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official William Sleeman 1822
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We move Seth to a level spot in the lee of a large granite rock far up from the river, near a cluster of sacred datura.
Richard Bangs: Following Brad and Angelina to Namibia, Part III Richard Bangs 2011
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We move Seth to a level spot in the lee of a large granite rock far up from the river, near a cluster of sacred datura.
Richard Bangs: Following Brad and Angelina to Namibia, Part III Richard Bangs 2011
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Nah, more like a mix of datura and PCP; flat barking delusional, our Loo Tenant (Residentista de Crapper).
Think Progress » Mark Krikorian: ‘Haiti’s So Screwed Up Because It Wasn’t Colonized Long Enough’ 2010
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I didn't take it, because anything that comes from jimson weed (and other datura relatives) has gotta be evil in my book.
Boing Boing 2007
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But it is also called "sacred datura" because native shamans cultivated knowledge on its use for inducing visions to gain otherworldly knowledge.
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The potent datura fruit has been used in sacred rites since prehistoric times.
The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008
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