Datura
Origin
From the genus name.
Full definition of datura
Noun
datura
(plural daturas)- A plant of the genus Datura.
- 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.5.1.v:Garcias ab Horto ... makes mention of an herb called datura, “which, if it be eaten for twenty-four hours following, takes away all sense of grief, makes them incline to laughter and mirth†...