Meaning

4 senses
  1. Any of several species of plants bearing thorns and apple-like fruit:

    Datura spp., especially

    any of several plants of the genus Datura

  2. Datura spp., especially

    Jimsonweed (Datura stramonium), an annual plant having white flowers and prickly capsules.

  3. Any of several species of plants bearing thorns and apple-like fruit:

    Crataegus spp.

  4. Solanum incanum, native to Africa and Asia

Translations

2 languages

Origin

Cognate with Dutch doornappel and French pomme épineuse.

Cognate with Dutch doornappel and French pomme épineuse.

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Forms

plural: thorn apples

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Datura stramonium:jimsonweed

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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