noun
- Plural of datura; plants of the genus Datura, typically having large trumpet-shaped flowers and poisonous seeds and leaves.
Usage: Botanical term; Often called jimsonweed or thornapple in common usage
Examples
- The garden contained several species of daturas with white and purple flowers.
- Daturas are known for their hallucinogenic properties and are dangerous if ingested.
- Botanists study daturas to understand their alkaloid production.
- The daturas in the field bloomed during late summer.
- Many daturas have spiny seed pods that disperse easily.