"zombie's cucumber" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} zombie's cucumber (uncountable)
  1. Jimsonweed (Datura stramonium), as used in Haiti. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Voodoo Categories (lifeform): Daturas Synonyms: zombi's cucumber
    Sense id: en-zombie's_cucumber-en-noun-gXD2KfIO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "text": "“Your soul will answer, you see. And they'll feed you the zombie's cucumber. You ain't got no choice but to eat it.”",
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          "ref": "2017, Salman Rushdie, The Golden House, Jonathan Cape, published 2017, page 180:",
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