Definition of jimsonweed
: 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
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The first known use of jimsonweed was in 1832
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