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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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