jimson weed

jimson weed
jimson weed also jimsonweed, 1812, American English, shortening of Jamestown-weed (1680s), from Jamestown, Virginia colony, where it was discovered by Europeans (1676), when British soldiers mistook it for an edible plant and subsequently hallucinated for 11 days.

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  • Jimson weed — Jimson weed. См. Jimson weed. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • jimson weed — ☆ jimson weed [jimp′sənjim′sən ] n. [altered < Jamestown weed, after JAMESTOWN, Va.] a poisonous annual weed (Datura stramonium) of the nightshade family, with foul smelling leaves, prickly fruit, and white or purplish, trumpet shaped flowers …   English World dictionary

  • Jimson weed — Jim son weed See {Jamestown weed}. [Local, U.S.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Jimson weed — см. Приложение 1 (Datura stramonium). (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • Jimson weed — Jimson weed. См. дурман. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • jimson weed — /jim seuhn/ a coarse, rank smelling weed, Datura stramonium, of the nightshade family, having oaklike, poisonous leaves and tubular white or lavender flowers. Also, jimpson weed /jimp seuhn/, Jimson weed. [1805 15, Amer.; var. of JAMESTOWN WEED,… …   Universalium

  • jimson weed — /ˈdʒɪmsən wid/ (say jimsuhn weed) noun one of the thornapples, Datura stramonium, a coarse herb with white flowers and very poisonous leaves, widespread in the Northern Hemisphere. Also, Jimson weed. {US (1830s); alteration of Jamestown weed,… …  

  • jimson weed — [ dʒɪms(ə)n] (also jimpson weed) noun North American term for thorn apple. Origin C17 (orig. as Jamestown weed): named after Jamestown in Virginia …   English new terms dictionary

  • jimson weed — noun intensely poisonous tall coarse annual tropical weed having rank smelling foliage, large white or violet trumpet shaped flowers and prickly fruits • Syn: ↑jimsonweed, ↑Jamestown weed, ↑common thorn apple, ↑apple of Peru, ↑Datura stramonium • …   Useful english dictionary

  • jimson weed — SYN: Datura stramonium. * * * jim·son weed (jimґsən wēd) 1. Datura stramonium. 2. stramonium (def. 2) …   Medical dictionary

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