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Meanings of jamestown weed in английском

португальский
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 английском
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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...
        2
        The leaves of the Jamestown weed, mashed with cream, are good for a stone-bruise.
        Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepe...
        3
        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
        португальский
        datura stramonium