brugmansia

Thân thiện

A gardener carefully tends to a blooming brugmansia in the greenhouse.

Definition

Noun 1. A genus of flowering plants: Brugmansia is a genus of seven species of flowering plants in the family Solanaceae. They are woody trees or shrubs, known for their large, fragrant, pendulous flowers that resemble trumpets. 2. Common name for plants in this genus: The term is commonly used to refer to any plant species belonging to the Brugmansia genus. These plants are often called angel's trumpets.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The garden featured a magnificent brugmansia with large white blossoms.
  • All parts of the brugmansia plant are considered poisonous if ingested.
  • She is an expert on the cultivation of brugmansia.

Advanced Usage

• In botanical classification: The word is used in scientific contexts to distinguish these plants from the closely related genus (devil's trumpets), which are typically herbaceous annuals with upright-facing flowers.
  • The species was recently reclassified from Datura to Brugmansia based on genetic evidence.

Variants and Related Words

• Angel's trumpet(s): The common name for plants in the genus.
  • The scent of the angel's trumpet filled the evening air.
• Datura: A related genus of plants in the same family (Solanaceae), often confused with .

Synonyms

• Angel's trumpet(s) (common name)

Notes on Meaning

• Historical Classification: As noted in the reference, some plants now classified under were once placed in the genus . The key distinguishing feature is that species have woody stems and pendulous (hanging) flowers, whereas species are herbaceous with upright flowers.

Học thuật

Noun

1. includes some plants often placed in the genus Datura: angel's trumpets

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Brugmansia
• genus Brugmansia