thorn apple
See also: thornapple
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Cognate with Dutch doornappel and French pomme épineuse.
Noun edit
thorn apple (plural thorn apples)
- Any of several species of plants bearing thorns and apple-like fruit:
- Datura spp., especially
- Jimsonweed (Datura stramonium), an annual plant having white flowers and prickly capsules.
- Crataegus spp.
- Solanum incanum, native to Africa and Asia
- Datura spp., especially
Synonyms edit
- (Datura spp.): devil's trumpet, moonflower, jimsonweed, devil's weed, hell's bells
- (Datura stramonium): jimsonweed (US)
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
any of several species of plants belonging to the genus Datura
Datura stramonium — see jimsonweed
Solanum incanum — see apple of Sodom
References edit
- “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