"thorn apple" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: thorn apples [plural], thornapple [alternative]
Etymology: Cognate with Dutch doornappel and French pomme épineuse. Etymology templates: {{cog|nl|doornappel}} Dutch doornappel, {{cog|fr|pomme épineuse}} French pomme épineuse Head templates: {{en-noun}} thorn apple (plural thorn apples)
  1. Any of several species of plants bearing thorns and apple-like fruit:
    Datura spp., especially
    Sense id: en-thorn_apple-en-noun-IM8Y~rCW Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pome fruits Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 32 27 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 31 26 20 Disambiguation of Pome fruits: 22 29 28 22
  2. Any of several species of plants bearing thorns and apple-like fruit:
    Datura spp., especially
    Jimsonweed (Datura stramonium), an annual plant having white flowers and prickly capsules.
    Synonyms (Datura stramonium): jimsonweed [US]
    Sense id: en-thorn_apple-en-noun-tDxaJfNx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Cebuano translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Kalmyk translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations, Terms with Urdu translations, Daturas, Pome fruits Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 34 26 16 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 29 47 14 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 32 27 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 31 26 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Cebuano translations: 23 37 21 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 21 36 20 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Kalmyk translations: 23 36 21 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 22 35 22 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 22 38 20 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 22 35 22 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Urdu translations: 23 37 21 20 Disambiguation of Daturas: 29 46 12 12 Disambiguation of Pome fruits: 22 29 28 22 Disambiguation of 'Datura stramonium': 24 58 9 9
  3. Any of several species of plants bearing thorns and apple-like fruit:
    Crataegus spp.
    Sense id: en-thorn_apple-en-noun-l86qK3-y Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pome fruits Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 32 27 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 31 26 20 Disambiguation of Pome fruits: 22 29 28 22
  4. Any of several species of plants bearing thorns and apple-like fruit:
    Solanum incanum, native to Africa and Asia
    Sense id: en-thorn_apple-en-noun-8RWoD8tX Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pome fruits Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 32 27 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 31 26 20 Disambiguation of Pome fruits: 22 29 28 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (Datura spp.): devil's trumpet, moonflower, jimsonweed, devil's weed, hell's bells Derived forms: thorn-apple crystal Translations (any of several species of plants belonging to the genus Datura): katsubong (Cebuano), धतूरा (dhatūrā) [masculine] (Hindi), манг (mang) (Kalmyk), bieluń [masculine] (Polish), trombeta [feminine] (Portuguese), धत्तूर (dhattūra) [masculine] (Sanskrit), دَھتُورَہ (dhatūra) [masculine] (Urdu)
Disambiguation of 'Datura spp.': 40 40 14 6 Disambiguation of 'any of several species of plants belonging to the genus Datura': 25 25 25 25

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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