stramonium
[str
uh
-
moh
-nee-
uh
m]
/strəˈmoʊ ni əm/
noun
1.
jimson weed
.
2.
the dried leaves of the
jimson weed
, used in medicine as an analgesic, antispasmodic, etc.
Origin
1655-65;
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Neo-Latin
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British Dictionary definitions for
stramonium
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
(sense 1)
Word Origin
C17: from New Latin, of uncertain origin