单词 | jimson weed |
释义 | jimson weed in British Englishtype of poisonous plant jimson weed in British English (ˈdʒɪmsən) or jimsonweed (ˈdʒɪmsənˌwiːd) noun US and Canadian a poisonous solanaceous plant, Datura stramonium, of the N hemisphere, having white funnel-shaped flowers and spiny capsule fruits Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): thorn apple Word origin C17: from earlier Jamestown weed, from Jamestown, Virginiajimson weed in American English (ˈdʒɪmsən) US a poisonous annual weed (Datura stramonium) of the nightshade family, with foul-smelling leaves, prickly fruit, and white or purplish, trumpet-shaped flowers : also ˈjimpson weed (ˈdʒɪmpsən) Word origin altered < Jamestown weed, after Jamestown , Va. |
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