n 1  :  the dried leaves of the jimsonweed (Datura stramonium) or of a related plant of the genus Datura containing the anticholinergic and antispasmodic alkaloids atropine, hyoscyamine, and scopolamine and used esp. formerly in the treatment of asthma and parkinsonism  2  :  JIMSONWEED .
 
 
 
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