stramonium

[ struh-moh-nee-uhm ]

noun

1. jimson weed.
2. the dried leaves of the jimson weed, used in medicine as an analgesic, antispasmodic, etc.

stramonium

/ strəˈməʊnɪəm /

noun

1. a preparation of the dried leaves and flowers of the thorn apple, containing hyoscyamine and formerly used as a drug to treat asthma
2. another name for thorn apple

Word History and Origins

Origin of stramonium¹

1655–65; < New Latin < ?

Word History and Origins

Origin of stramonium¹

C17: from New Latin, of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

According to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Jimson weed, also called Datura stramonium, blooms in the late summer and is toxic.

From Fox News

According to a plant reference book he keeps, it is Datura stramonium, known in the United States as jimsonweed, a powerfully toxic and hallucinogenic member of the nightshade family.

From New York Times

Professor Brera, of Pavia, witnessed it after the use of stramonium.

From Project Gutenberg

The leaves and seeds are made into the drug called "stramonium," which is used as a remedy in neuralgia, spasmodic cough, and other disorders.

From Project Gutenberg

Its effects upon mental conditions are marked by depression of spirits, irritability, inability to study, or to remember what has been read, bringing to our minds Aconite, Bryonia, Chamomilla, Coffea, Colocynth, Ignatia, Lachesis, Mercury, Nux vomica, Staphisagria, Stramonium, and Veratrum.

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