Main Entry: jim·son·weed

Pronunciation: \ˈjim(p)-sən-ˌwēd\

Function: noun

Usage: often capitalized

Etymology: Jamestown, Virginia

Date: 1832

: a poisonous tall annual weed (Datura stramonium) of the nightshade family with rank-smelling foliage, large white or violet trumpet-shaped flowers, and roundish prickly fruits —called also thorn apple