datura
Syllabification: (da·tu·ra)
Pronunciation: /dəˈt(y)o͝orə/
Definition of datura
noun
- a shrubby annual plant with large trumpet-shaped flowers, native to southern North America. Daturas contain toxic or narcotic alkaloids and are used as hallucinogens by some American Indian peoples. See also angel's trumpet.
- Genus Datura, family Solanaceae: several species, including the jimson weed
Origin:
modern Latin, from Hindi dhatūrā