datura

da·tu·ra

noun \də-ˈt(y)u̇r-ə\

Definition of DATURA

1

capitalized : a genus of widely distributed strong-scented herbs, shrubs, or trees of the family Solanaceae including some used as sources of medicinal alkaloids (as stramonium from jimsonweed) or in folk rites or illicitly for their poisonous, narcotic, or hallucinogenic properties

2

: any plant or flower of the genus Datura