дурма́н

rare #19976

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1.
thorn apple, jimsonweed, datura, stramoniumbotany
На пустыре́ рос дурма́н.
Thorn apple was growing on the vacant lot.
Botanical name of the genus Datura; its seeds and leaves are poisonous and hallucinogenic.
2.
narcotic, drug, intoxicant, stupefying substance
Врачи́ дали ему како́й-то дурма́н, и боль ути́хла.
The doctors gave him some narcotic and the pain subsided.
3.
intoxication, daze, stupor, befuddlement
Любо́вь была́ для него сладким дурма́ном.
Love was a sweet intoxication for him.
Figurative, of anything that clouds the mind.

Examples

У забора вырос высокий дурман с белыми цветами.
A tall datura plant with white flowers grew by the fence.
Запах цветов действовал как дурман.
The scent of the flowers had an intoxicating effect.
Эта музыка для меня как дурман.
This music is like a drug to me.