jimsonweed
noun
jim·son·weed
ˈjim(p)-sən-ˌwēd 
often capitalized
: 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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Another dangerous plant is jimsonweed, which can cause hallucinations, seizures and respiratory failure if consumed.
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Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 5 June 2024
Another highly poisonous desert plant is jimsonweed, also known as devil's snare or thornapple.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 5 June 2024
Ruis is suing the CHRB for absolving Baffert of a positive for scopolamine, a byproduct of jimsonweed, after Justify tested for the drug after winning the 2018 Santa Anita Derby.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2021
This looks like jimsonweed (Datura stramonium), also called thorn apple because of its spiky fruit.
—oregonlive, 5 Oct. 2019
Their hunt, which was meant to shed light on the religious and ritualistic history of smoking, had already yielded tobacco and jimsonweed residue in pipes dating back a few hundred years.
—Michael Price, Science | AAAS, 15 June 2018
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Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 5 June 2024
Another highly poisonous desert plant is jimsonweed, also known as devil's snare or thornapple.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 5 June 2024
Ruis is suing the CHRB for absolving Baffert of a positive for scopolamine, a byproduct of jimsonweed, after Justify tested for the drug after winning the 2018 Santa Anita Derby.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2021
This looks like jimsonweed (Datura stramonium), also called thorn apple because of its spiky fruit.
—oregonlive, 5 Oct. 2019
Their hunt, which was meant to shed light on the religious and ritualistic history of smoking, had already yielded tobacco and jimsonweed residue in pipes dating back a few hundred years.
—Michael Price, Science | AAAS, 15 June 2018
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“Jimsonweed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jimsonweed. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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jimsonweed
noun
jim·son·weed
ˈjim(p)-sən-ˌwēd
often capitalized
: a tall poisonous weed that is related to the potato and has bad-smelling leaves, large white or violet trumpet-shaped flowers, and a prickly fruit
Medical Definition
jimsonweed
noun
jim·son·weed
variants
also jimpsonweed
: a poisonous tall annual weed of the genus Datura (D. stramonium) that has rank-smelling foliage, large white or violet trumpet-shaped flowers, and prickly round fruits and that is a source of stramonium
called also Jamestown weed
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