thorn apple

See also: thornapple

English

Noun

thorn apple (plural thorn apples)

1. Any of several species of plants bearing thorns and apple-like fruit
   1. Datura spp., especially
      1. Jimsonweed (Datura stramonium), an annual plant having white flowers and prickly capsules.
   2. Crataegus spp.

Synonyms

• (Datura spp.): devil's trumpet, moonflower, jimsonweed, devil's weed, hell's bells
• (Datura stramonium): jimsonweed (US)

Translations

Datura stramonium — see jimsonweed

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
• Crataegus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons