jimsonweed

See also: jimson weed

English

Etymology

Jimson (alteration of Jamestown) + weed

Datura stramonium, jimsonweed
jimsosweed flower
jimsonweed plant

Noun

jimsonweed (countable and uncountable, plural jimsonweeds)

  1. (US) A poisonous plant Datura stramonium, in the nightshade (Solanaceae) family. A hallucinogen occasionally ingested by those looking for a cheap high.

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