‖n. [ NL.; cf. Skr. dhattūra, Per. & Ar. tatūra, Tatūla. ] (Bot.) A genus of solanaceous plants, with large funnel-shaped flowers and a four-celled, capsular fruit. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ The commonest species are the thorn apple (D. stramonium), with a prickly capsule (see Illust. of capsule), white flowers and green stem, and Datura tatula, with a purplish tinge of the stem and flowers. Both are narcotic and dangerously poisonous. [ 1913 Webster ]