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Datura - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Datura : \Da*tu"ra\, n. [NL.; cf. Skr. dhatt?ra, Per. & Ar.
tat?ra, Tat?la.] (Bot.)
A genus of solanaceous plants, with large funnel-shaped
flowers and a four-celled, capsular fruit.
Note: The commonest species are the thorn apple ({D.
stramonium), with a prickly capsule (see Illust. of
capsule), white flowers and green stem, and D.
tatula, with a purplish tinge of the stem and flowers.
Both are narcotic and dangerously poisonous.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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