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Definition of Brugmansia suaveolens
1. Noun. South American plant cultivated for its very large nocturnally fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers.
Group relationships: Brugmansia, Genus Brugmansia
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Lexicographical Neighbors of Brugmansia Suaveolens
Literary usage of Brugmansia suaveolens
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Narrative of a Visit to the Australian Colonies by James Backhouse (1843)
"The evening was illuminated by lightning; in the town, the air, after sunset,
was perfumed by the blossoms of brugmansia suaveolens, a large South American ..."
2. The MAGAZINE of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful Discoveries and (1868)
"... Aralia papyracea, with large palmate leaves, downy beneath; Brugmansia
suaveolens, with large white trumpet shaped flowers, deliciously fragrant; ..."
3. Henderson's Handbook of Plants and General Horticulture by Peter Henderson (1904)
"A popular name for the flowers of brugmansia suaveolens. Ange'lica. The name was
given in reference to ANI the supposed angelic medicinal virtues of some ..."
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