thorn apple

thorn apple

or thorn·ap·ple (thôrn′ăp′əl)n. See datura.

thorn apple

n 1. (Plants) a poisonous solanaceous plant, Datura stramonium, of the N hemisphere, having white funnel-shaped flowers and spiny capsule fruits. US and Canadian name: jimson weed See also stramonium 2. (Plants) any other plant of the genus Datura 3. (Plants) the fruit of certain types of hawthorn

thorn′ ap`ple

(θɔrn)
n. 1. the jimsonweed or a related plant bearing prickly fruit. 2. the bright red or yellow fruit of certain hawthorns.

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thorn apple - any of several plants of the genus DaturaDatura, genus Datura - thorn applecommon thorn apple, Datura stramonium, Jamestown weed, jimson weed, jimsonweed, apple of Peru - intensely poisonous tall coarse annual tropical weed having rank-smelling foliage, large white or violet trumpet-shaped flowers and prickly fruitsbush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

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