angel's trumpet

noun

Either of two closely related genera in the Solanaceae family, Brugmansia and Datura.

Similar
brugmansiadaturaBrugmansia suaveolensDatura suaveolensmaikoaBrugmansia arboreaDatura arborea

Meanings

nounangel's trumpet (plural angel's trumpets)

plural angel's trumpets

  1. Either of two closely related genera in the Solanaceae family, Brugmansia and Datura.

    Synonyms: brugmansia, datura

  2. Maurandya barclayana, an ornamental flowering plant.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounEither of two closely related genera in the Solanaceae family, Brugmansia and Datura.

More synonyms by meaning

nounSouth American plant cultivated for its very large nocturnally fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers

Similar
Brugmansia suaveolensDatura suaveolens
Broader

nouna South American plant that is cultivated for its large fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers

Similar
maikoaBrugmansia arboreaDatura arborea
Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish pasuuna, hulluruoho
  • pasuunaBrugmansia or Datura
  • hulluruohoBrugmansia or Datura
German Engelstrompete
  • EngelstrompeteBrugmansia or Datura
Portuguese trombeta
  • trombetaBrugmansia or Datura
Swedish änglatrumpet
  • änglatrumpetBrugmansia or Datura
Cite this entry
APA

angel's trumpet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angel's%20trumpet

MLA

“angel's trumpet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angel's%20trumpet. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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

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