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thorn apple

thorn apple noun: datura spp., especially.

Noun

thorn apple (plural thorn apples)

  1. Datura spp., especially
  2. Jimsonweed (Datura stramonium), an annual plant having white flowers and prickly capsules.
    Synonyms:
    jimsonweed
  3. Crataegus spp.
  4. Solanum incanum, native to Africa and Asia

thorn apple meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Telugu

thorn apple in Hindi

any of several species of plants belonging to the genus Datura
धतूरा dhatūrā

thorn apple in Tamil

முள்ஆப்பிள்

thorn apple in Urdu

any of several species of plants belonging to the genus Datura
دَھتُورَہ dhatūra

thorn apple in Telugu

the thorn apple or Indian night shade
ఉమ్మెత్త ummetta, ఉన్మత్తము unmattamu
a thorn apple
దుత్తూరము duttūramu
the thorn apple
మోహనము mōhanamu
More languagesFewer languages
thorn apple in Odia
ହେମ hema
thorn apple in Sanskrit
धत्तूर dhattūra

Synonyms of thorn apple

All synonyms of thorn apple

Forms of thorn apple

pluralthorn apples
alternative formthornapple

Origin of thorn apple

Cognate with Dutch doornappel and French pomme épineuse.

Words formed from thorn apple

Questions about thorn apple

What does thorn apple mean?
Thorn apple means datura spp., especially.
What is thorn apple in Hindi?
Thorn apple in Hindi is धतूरा (dhatūrā). See Thorn apple meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is thorn apple?
Thorn apple is a noun.
What is the plural of thorn apple?
The plural of thorn apple is thorn apples.

Words near thorn apple in the dictionary

  1. Thorleys
  2. Thorman
  3. Thormans
  4. thormboscintigraphy
  5. thorn
  6. thorn apple
  7. thorn apples
  8. thorn cluster
  9. thorn clusters
  10. thorn forest
  11. thorn forests

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Adapted from Wiktionary: thorn apple (page history and authors); thorn apple (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ఉన్మత్తము (Telugu) (page history and authors); ହେମ (Odia) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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