Datura Definition

də-to͝orə, -tyo͝orə
noun
Any of a genus (Datura) of herbs, shrubs, or trees of the nightshade family, which are poisonous and have an unpleasant odor.
Webster's New World
The flower of any of these.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • genus Datura
pronoun

A taxonomic genus within the family Solanaceae — the thorn apples and related plants.

Wiktionary

Origin of Datura

  • New Latin Datura genus name from Hindi dhatūrā datura from Sanskrit dhattūraḥ

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Originally published by Linnaeus in 1753. From Hindi धतूरा (dhatūrā) (dating to 1662)

    From Wiktionary

  • From the genus name.

    From Wiktionary

Datura Sentence Examples

  • At other times they are vertical, as in Datura, where the ovary, in place of being two-celled, becomes four-celled; in Cruciferae, where the prolongation of the placentas forms a vertical partition; in Astragalus and Thespesia, where the dorsal suture is folded inwards; and in Oxytropis, where the ventral suture is folded inwards.

  • I have a datura which does not seem to be in a book and I do not want to lose my plants through ignorance.

  • Mother Nature - freshly picked magic mushrooms, poppies, fly agaric toadstools, datura, morning glory seeds.

  • Poisoning has occurred with Datura, or moonflower, a plant that has become popular with young people trying to imitate Native American puberty rites.

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Words Starting With

DDADAT

Words Ending With

ARAURA

Unscrambles

datura

Words Starting With D and Ending With A

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With D6 Letter Words Ending With A