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单词 stramonium
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Definition of stramonium in English:

stramonium

noun strəˈməʊnɪəmstrəˈmoʊniəm
mass noun
  • A preparation of the dried leaves or poisonous seeds of the thorn apple, with medical and other uses.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In Datura stramonium, no effect of inbreeding could be detected on resistance to two herbivores.
    • The most common ingredients prescribed were iodides, organic nitrites, stramonium, belladonna, atropine, hyoscyamus, tobacco smoke, and menthol.
    • In 1944, I used to treat my Parkinsonism patients with tincture of stramonium (from jimsonweed) which was the only drug that we had.
    • Other herbaceous plants included Abutilon theophrasti, Cycloloma atriplicifolium, Datura stramonium and Xanthium strumarium and the planted Maclura pomifera.
    • The vivid imageries encountered with stramonium intoxication appear to be of simple objects such as flowers, small people, animals, or colors.

Origin

Mid 17th century: modern Latin (part of the plant's binomial), perhaps an alteration of Tatar turman 'horse medicine'.

 
 

Definition of stramonium in US English:

stramonium

nounstrəˈmōnēəmstrəˈmoʊniəm
  • A preparation of the dried leaves or poisonous seeds of the jimson weed, with medical and other uses.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In 1944, I used to treat my Parkinsonism patients with tincture of stramonium (from jimsonweed) which was the only drug that we had.
    • In Datura stramonium, no effect of inbreeding could be detected on resistance to two herbivores.
    • Other herbaceous plants included Abutilon theophrasti, Cycloloma atriplicifolium, Datura stramonium and Xanthium strumarium and the planted Maclura pomifera.
    • The vivid imageries encountered with stramonium intoxication appear to be of simple objects such as flowers, small people, animals, or colors.
    • The most common ingredients prescribed were iodides, organic nitrites, stramonium, belladonna, atropine, hyoscyamus, tobacco smoke, and menthol.

Origin

Mid 17th century: modern Latin (part of the plant's binomial), perhaps an alteration of Tatar turman ‘horse medicine’.

 
 
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