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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. A plant, Datura Stramonium.

Wiktionary

  1. n. alternative spelling of jimsonweed.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. Local, U.S. See jamestown weed.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. intensely poisonous tall coarse annual tropical weed having rank-smelling foliage, large white or violet trumpet-shaped flowers and prickly fruits
  2. n. intensely poisonous tall coarse annual tropical weed having rank-smelling foliage, large white or violet trumpet-shaped flowers and prickly fruits

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  1. jimpson
  1. jamestown weed
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  • ruzuzu Uh-oh. Well, I suppose the best solution would be to arm some bears.
    *searches for far-flung fuflun gatling guns* Sep 7, 2011

  • Dan337 Oh, well done, ruzuzu—now Boston Harbor is full of fish who think they’re British solders, “makings mows” and demanding three centuries of back pay. (I must admit, however, that they are more antic than a Dutch droll.) Sep 6, 2011

  • fbharjo How about stramonium, brugmansia or maikoa - deemed too uncommon? Sep 6, 2011

  • ruzuzu *revolts against yarb's tyranny by throwing some jimson weed tea into Boston Harbor* Sep 6, 2011

  • yarb I omitted it because I felt it was essentially the same as jimson weed. I am a bit of a fascist like that. Sep 6, 2011

  • ruzuzu Yarb--have you added jamestown weed to your Datura list? Sep 6, 2011

  • Dan337 In college, I knew some anthropology students who attempted to make jimson weed tea (not for the flavor). Don’t try this at home.

    Wikipedia has a summary of the history to which ReeseTee alludes. Sep 4, 2011

  • chained_bear And of course it grows in Virginia, where Jamestown is located. :) Jun 7, 2010

  • agatehinge Not really a tropical plant--the Wordnet definition is wrong about that. Other Datura species are tropical, but jimson weed is native to the American Southwest, Texas & California. Jun 6, 2010

  • reesetee Interesting etymology for this plant name. :-) Aug 1, 2007

  • slumry datura stramonium Jul 31, 2007

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