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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A plant of the genus Datura, chiefly D. Stramonium. The name refers to the large spiny capsule. See
stramonium . - noun A fruit of some species of Cratægus or thorn-tree; a haw; also, the tree itself.
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- noun The annual plant
Datura stramonium , having white flowers and prickly capsules.
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- noun any of several plants of the genus Datura
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slumry commented on the word thorn apple
datura stramonium; also the fruit of the hawthorn
August 1, 2007