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Brugmansia suaveolens

Brugmansia suaveolens

9.9
A South American plant with very large trumpet-shaped flowers that have a strong sweet smell at night
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  • The garden's collection of Brugmansia suaveolens blooms filled the air with an intoxicating fragrance at dusk.

Examples

  • Many horticulturists prize Brugmansia suaveolens for its dramatic trumpet-shaped flowers and lush foliage.

  • Be careful when planting Brugmansia suaveolens, as all parts of the plant are toxic if ingested.

  • The Brugmansia suaveolens blooms beautifully in the summer.

  • Many gardeners love Brugmansia suaveolens for its fragrance.

  • The garden's collection of Brugmansia suaveolens blooms filled the air with an intoxicating fragrance at dusk.

  • Many horticulturists prize Brugmansia suaveolens for its dramatic trumpet-shaped flowers and lush foliage.

  • Be careful when planting Brugmansia suaveolens, as all parts of the plant are toxic if ingested.

Synonyms

Datura suaveolens
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9.9

South American plant grown for large trumpet-shaped flowers that smell at night called angel's trumpet

identifies one exact cultivated species rather than an alternate scientific label
Brugmansia
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  • Specialized
9.9

A plant with large, trumpet-shaped hanging flowers often called angel's trumpet

denotes one cultivated species within that genus rather than the genus itself
angel's trumpet
vsBrugmansia suaveolens
  • Specialized
9.9

A South American plant grown for gardens with large, fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers that are very poisonous if eaten

refers to a specific cultivated species without mentioning safety hazards

Surface Forms

Brugmansia suaveolens singular
Brugmansia suaveolenses plural

Morphology

Brugmansia + suaveolens

The epithet 'suaveolens' is Latin for 'sweet-smelling' so, combined with the genus name 'Brugmansia' the phrase literally denotes a sweet‑smelling Brugmansia — i.e., a plant with very fragrant, trumpet‑shaped flowers. Botanical Latin binomials are compositional and semantically regular, so a learner who knows both constituents can directly derive the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Brugmansia suaveolens comes from two parts: Brugmansia was named for Dutch scientist Sebald Justinus Brugmans, and suaveolens is Latin for 'sweet-smelling'. So the name points to the plant's large, trumpet-shaped flowers that give a strong, sweet scent at dusk.