water-hemlock

  • 11water hemlock — /ˈwɔtə ˌhɛmlɒk/ (say wawtuh .hemlok) noun any of the poisonous plants constituting the umbelliferous genus Cicuta, as C. virosa of Europe, and C. maculata of North America, growing in swamps and marshy places …

  • 12water hemlock — noun tall erect highly poisonous Eurasiatic perennial herb locally abundant in marshy areas • Syn: ↑Cicuta verosa • Hypernyms: ↑poisonous plant • Member Holonyms: ↑Cicuta, ↑genus Cicuta …

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  • 13spotted water-hemlock — dėmėtoji nuokana statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Salierinių šeimos vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Cicuta maculata), paplitęs Šiaurės ir Centrinėje Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Cicuta maculata angl. musquash root; spotted cowbane; spotted… …

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  • 14spotted water hemlock — noun tall biennial water hemlock of northeastern North America having purple spotted stems and clusters of extremely poisonous tuberous roots resembling small sweet potatoes • Syn: ↑spotted cowbane, ↑spotted hemlock • Hypernyms: ↑poisonous plant… …

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  • 15Hemlock — Hem lock, n. [OE. hemeluc, humloc, AS. hemlic, hymlic.] 1. (Bot.) The name of several poisonous umbelliferous herbs having finely cut leaves and small white flowers, as the {Cicuta maculata}, {Cicuta bulbifera}, and {Cicuta virosa}, and the… …

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  • 16hemlock — or poison hemlock [hem′läk΄] n. [ME hemlok < OE hemlic, hymlic, akin ? to hymele, hop] 1. a) a poisonous European plant (Conium maculatum) of the umbel family, with compound umbels of small, white flowers and finely divided leaves; poison… …

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  • 17hemlock — /hem lok /, n. 1. a poisonous plant, Conium maculatum, of the parsley family, having purple spotted stems, finely divided leaves, and umbels of small white flowers, used medicinally as a powerful sedative. 2. a poisonous drink made from this… …

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  • 18Hemlock — The word hemlock may refer to:*Conium, or more specifically, Conium maculatum , a common European herb that contains the alkaloid coniine and was probably the state poison of Ancient Greece, and the purported poison used in the execution of… …

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  • 19water dropwort — noun European poisonous herb having tuberous roots, yellow juice that stains the skin, yellow flowers and foliage resembling celery; all parts extremely poisonous • Syn: ↑hemlock water dropwort, ↑Oenanthe crocata • Hypernyms: ↑poisonous plant •… …

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  • 20hemlock water-dropwort — geltonoji išnė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Salierinių šeimos vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Oenanthe crocata), paplitęs pietų Europoje ir šiaurės Afrikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Oenanthe crocata angl. hemlock water dropwort; water dropwort;… …

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