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jimsonweed

noun jim·son·weed

Medical Definition of JIMSONWEED

:  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

Variants of JIMSONWEED

jim·son·weed also jimp·son·weed \ˈjim(p)-sən-ˌwēd\

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