jimsonweed
/ˈdʒɪmsənˌwid/
noun
- A tall, poisonous plant with large white or purple trumpet-shaped flowers and spiny seed pods, also known as Datura stramonium.
- Despite its beauty, jimsonweed can cause serious illness if eaten.
- The farmer warned the children not to touch jimsonweed because it is highly toxic.
- Jimsonweed grows wild along roadsides and in fields across much of North America.