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Definition of: datura
(də·t
r′ə, -tyr′ə) noun
One of a genus (Datura) of rank-smelling, poisonous plants of the nightshade family, with large funnel-shaped flowers and a prickly capsule, of which the jimsonweed is the best-known species. [<NL <Hind. dhātūrā, a plant]
a. Fruit.
b. Grain.
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