thorn apple
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See also: thornapple
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Cognate with Dutch doornappel and French pomme épineuse.
Noun
thorn apple (plural thorn apples)
- Any of several species of plants bearing thorns and apple-like fruit:
- Datura spp., especially
- Jimsonweed (Datura stramonium), an annual plant having white flowers and prickly capsules.
- Crataegus spp.
- Solanum incanum, native to Africa and Asia
- Datura spp., especially
Synonyms
- (Datura spp.): devil's trumpet, moonflower, jimsonweed, devil's weed, hell's bells
- (Datura stramonium): jimsonweed (US)
Derived terms
Translations
any of several species of plants belonging to the genus Datura
Datura stramonium — see jimsonweed
Solanum incanum — see apple of Sodom
References
- “thorn apple”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “thorn apple”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
thorn apple on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Datura on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Datura on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Crataegus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
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