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Meanings of Jamestown weed in English

Portuguese
datura stramonium
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Intensely poisonous tall coarse annual tropical weed having rank-smelling foliage, large white or violet trumpet-shaped flowers and prickly fruits.

datura stramonium
Usage of Jamestown weed in English
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The leaves of Jamestown weed, bruised with cream or lard, are also good.
Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepe...
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The leaves of the Jamestown weed, mashed with cream, are good for a stone-bruise.
Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepe...
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Well, you must persuade her to use a liniment of Jamestown weed steeped in whisky.
The Deliverance: A Romance of the Virginia Tobacco Fields
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It took more than datura to overthrow British rule, but the plant's role earned it the nickname Jamestown weed.
Wicked plants
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"I think the Jamestown weed groweth in these woods," he said dryly.
Prisoners of Hope: A Tale of Colonial Virginia
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"You know the jimson weed-theJamestown weed, as it is so often called?"
Gold of the Gods
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"I think thou hast eaten of the Jamestown weed!"
Prisoners of Hope: A Tale of Colonial Virginia
Translations for Jamestown weed