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jimson weed
[ jim-suhn ]
noun
- a coarse, rank-smelling weed, Datura stramonium, of the nightshade family, having oaklike, poisonous leaves and tubular white or lavender flowers.
jimson weed
/ ˈ»åÏôɪ³¾²õÉ™²Ô /
noun
- a poisonous solanaceous plant, Datura stramonium, of the N hemisphere, having white funnel-shaped flowers and spiny capsule fruits Also called (in Britain and certain other countries)thorn apple
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of jimson weed1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of jimson weed1
Example Sentences
Justify, along with six other horses among five trainers, tested positive for jimson weed, which it was believed the horses ingested in their feed.
Justify has tested positive for scopolamine, a drug found in jimson weed.
In addition to Justify, stablemate Hoppertunity tested positive for scopolamine, a compound that is naturally present in jimson weed.
At the time of the Justify positive, there were seven cases involving five different barns that showed scopolamine, which is found in jimson weed.
The racing board won’t file a complaint against Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert because of what it called “substantial evidence†that the scopolamine resulted from environmental contamination from jimson weed.
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