释义 |
jim·son·weed \ˈjim(p)sənˌ ̷ ̷\ noun or james·town weed \ˈjāmzˌtau̇n-\; or jimson or jimp·son·weed also jimpson (-s) Usage: often capitalized J Etymology: from Jamestown, Va. : an intensely poisonous tall coarse annual weed (Datura stramonium) of tropical and perhaps Asiatic origin now naturalized in many parts of the world and having rank-smelling foliage and large white or violet trumpet-shaped flowers that are succeeded by globose prickly fruits — called also apple of Peru |