Jamestown weed

noun

Synonym of jimsonweed.

Similar
jimsonweedjimson weedcommon thorn appleapple of PeruDatura stramonium
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Meanings

nounJamestown weed (plural Jamestown weeds)

plural Jamestown weeds

  1. archaicSynonym of jimsonweed.

    Synonyms: jimsonweed

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of jimsonweed.

Similar
jimsonweed

More synonyms by meaning

nounintensely poisonous tall coarse annual tropical weed having rank-smelling foliage, large white or violet trumpet-shaped flowers and prickly fruits

Similar
jimsonweedjimson weedcommon thorn appleapple of PeruDatura stramonium
Broader
thorn apple
Also see
apple of perujimsonweedmalpitte

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

After Jamestown, Virginia, USA.

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APA

Jamestown weed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jamestown%20weed

MLA

“Jamestown weed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jamestown%20weed. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jamestown weed,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jamestown%20weed.

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