brugmansia

/ (brʊɡˈmænsɪə) /

noun

any of various solanaceous plants of the genus Brugmansia, native to tropical American regions and closely related to daturas, having sweetly scented flowers

Words nearby brugmansia

brueghel, brueghel, pieter, the elder, bruges, brugia, brugmann, brugmansia, bruhn, bruin, bruise, bruiser, bruising

Example sentences from the Web for brugmansia

  • The flowers are drooping, and in Brugmansia suaveolens, formerly Datura arborea, they are very fragrant.

    Botany for Ladies |Jane Loudon

  • In 1882 I captured several at flowers of the trumpet-tree (Brugmansia) in a garden near Auckland.

    New Zealand Moths and Butterflies |G. V. Hudson