prop. n. 1. William James, an American psychologist and philosopher (1842-1910). He was the brother of Henry James.
Syn. -- William James. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. Henry James, an American novelist and critic, born 1843, died 1916. He was the brother of William James.
Syn. -- Henry James. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

3. Saint James the Apostle, a disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author of The Epistle of James in the New Testament.
Syn. -- Saint James, St. James, Saint James the Apostle. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

4. The James River, a tributary of the Missouri River.
Syn. -- James River. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. n. A genus of xerophytic ferns of South America.
Syn. -- genus Jamesonia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ From Prof. Jameson, of Edinburgh. ] (Min.) A steel-gray mineral, of metallic luster, commonly fibrous massive. It is a sulphide of antimony and lead, with a little iron. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Med.) Antimonial powder, first prepared by Dr. James, an English physician; -- called also fever powder. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Bot.) The poisonous thorn apple or stramonium (Datura stramonium), a rank weed early noticed at Jamestown, Virginia. See Datura. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ This name is often corrupted into jimson, jimpson, and gympsum. [ 1913 Webster ]