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jimsonweed

jim·son·weed [ jímss'n wd ] (plural jim·son·weeds)


noun 
Definition:
 
poisonous weed: a tall poisonous weed of the nightshade family with foul-smelling foliage and spiny capsule fruits. Flowers: large, white, purple, trumpet-shaped. Latin name Datura stramonium.

[Late 17th century. Alteration of Jamestown, Virginia]
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