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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024da•tu•ra (də tŏŏr′ə, -tyŏŏr′ə),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologyany of several plants belonging to the genus Datura, of the nightshade family, including some species grown as ornamentals and usually having funnel-shaped flowers and prickly pods: the leaves and seeds are the source of hallucinogenic alkaloids. Cf. angel's-trumpet, jimson weed.
- Sanskrit dhattūra
- Hindi dhatūra jimson weed
- Neo-Latin
- 1655–65
da•tu′ric, adj. |