thorn apple

/ˌθɔrn ˈæpəl/
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Other forms: thorn apples

Definitions of thorn apple
  1. noun
    any of several plants of the genus Datura
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    types:
    Datura stramonium, Jamestown weed, apple of Peru, common thorn apple, jimson weed, jimsonweed
    intensely poisonous tall coarse annual tropical weed having rank-smelling foliage, large white or violet trumpet-shaped flowers and prickly fruits
    type of:
    bush, shrub
    a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
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