stramonium


stra·mo·ni·um

noun \strə-ˈmō-nē-əm\

Definition of STRAMONIUM

1
: the dried leaves of the jimsonweed or of a related plant (genus Datura) that contain toxic alkaloids (as atropine) used in medicine

Origin of STRAMONIUM

New Latin
First Known Use: 1663

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