thorn apple

• Gebräuchlicher Name für die Pflanze Datura stramonium, ein giftiges Blütenpflanzengewächs mit stacheligen Samenkapseln, das oft mit halluzinogenen Eigenschaften in Verbindung gebracht und traditionell in der Volksmedizin verwendet wird.

A common name for the plant Datura stramonium, a poisonous flowering plant with spiny seed pods, often associated with hallucinogenic properties and historically used in traditional medicine.

1. Poisonous plantC1formal

   A common name for Datura stramonium, a toxic plant with spiny fruit and trumpet-shaped flowers.

   Giftpflanze

   • Thorn apple is highly poisonous and should not be consumed.
   • The plant's spiny fruit gives it the name 'thorn apple'.
   • Farmers often remove thorn apple from fields to protect livestock.

2. Botanical termC1formal

   The fruit of the Datura plant, characterized by its spiky outer shell.

   Stechapfel-Frucht

   • The thorn apple splits open when ripe to release seeds.
   • Botanists study the thorn apple for its alkaloid compounds.
   • The spiky appearance of the thorn apple deters some animals.