Datura (Noun)
Meaning
Thorn apple.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Datura refers to a genus of flowering plants that produce spiny fruits, commonly known as thorn apples.
- The toxic seeds and leaves of the thorn apple have been used in traditional medicine for centuries.
- Thorn apples are a major source of scopolamine, a tropane alkaloid used in pharmaceuticals.
- The thorn apple, Datura stramonium, is an annual weed that grows abundantly in waste areas and along roadsides.
- In some cultures, the thorn apple is believed to have magical powers and is used in rituals and ceremonies.