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Datura suaveolens

Datura suaveolens

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South American plant grown for large trumpet-shaped flowers that smell at night called angel's trumpet
  • noun
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  • Many horticulturists prize Datura suaveolens for its stunning, trumpet-shaped flowers.

Examples

  • The garden was filled with the intoxicating scent of Datura suaveolens in the evening.

  • Datura suaveolens blooms at night, attracting nocturnal pollinators with its fragrance.

  • The Datura suaveolens blooms beautifully at night.

  • Many gardeners appreciate the Datura suaveolens for its fragrance.

  • Datura suaveolens produces large, trumpet-shaped flowers that release a sweet fragrance at night.

  • In the evening, the beautiful Datura suaveolens attracts moths with its intoxicating scent.

  • Gardeners often choose Datura suaveolens for its striking blooms and fragrant flowers that open at dusk.

Synonyms

Brugmansia suaveolens
vsDatura suaveolens
  • Specialized
9.9

A South American plant with very large trumpet-shaped flowers that have a strong sweet smell at night

is similar but describes large rather than very large flowers
angel's trumpet
vsDatura suaveolens
  • Specialized
9.9

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

does not mention poisoning risk and stays neutral about danger

Surface Forms

Datura suaveolens singular
Datura suaveolenses plural

Morphology

Datura + suaveolens

This binomial is compositionally transparent: it pairs the genus 'Datura' (a plant genus) with the epithet 'suaveolens' (Latin for 'sweet-smelling' or 'fragrant'), so a learner who knows both constituents can infer it denotes a fragrant Datura. Taxonomic Latin epithets are descriptively compositional and follow predictable patterns, making the meaning derivable rather than idiomatic.

Etymology

Datura suaveolens comes from its large, trumpet-shaped flowers that open at night and give a strong, sweet smell. The Latin word suaveolens means 'sweet-smelling', so the name reminds us it is a night-blooming plant with fragrant, trumpet-like flowers.