datura

One entry found for datura.

Main Entry: da·tu·ra
Pronunciation: d&-'t(y)ur-&
Function: noun
Etymology: ultimately from Hindi dhaturA jimsonweed (or a cognate descendant of Sanskrit dhatturah)
: any of a genus (Datura) of widely distributed strong-scented herbs, shrubs, or trees of the nightshade family including some used as sources of medicinal alkaloids (as stramonium) or in folk rites or illicitly for their poisonous, narcotic, or hallucinogenic properties -- compare JIMSONWEED