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Noun: thorn apple  thorn a-pul
  1. Any of several poisonous plants of the genus Datura having spiny fruit capsules and large trumpet-shaped flowers
    "The thorn apple's large, trumpet-shaped flowers opened at night"

Derived forms: thorn apples

Type of: bush, shrub

Part of: Datura, genus Datura

Encyclopedia: Thorn apple