poison hemlock

poison hemlock
noun
large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all parts extremely poisonous
Hypernyms: ↑poisonous plant
Member Holonyms: ↑Conium, ↑genus Conium

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noun
1. or poison parsley : a large branching biennial poisonous herb (Conium maculatum) native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in No. America that has large decompound leaves with lanceolate pinnatifid leaflets, involucels of narrow bracts, and white flowers
2. : any of several plants of the genus Cicuta

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hemlock (defs. 1, 3).
[1810-20, Amer.]

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poison hemlock,
= hemlock (def. 1). (Cf.hemlock)

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  • poison hemlock — hemlock (defs. 1, 3). [1810 20, Amer.] * * * Any of several poisonous herbaceous plants of the parsley family, especially Conium maculatum, believed to be the plant that killed Socrates. It is now common in the U.S. as well as in Europe. A tall… …   Universalium

  • poison hemlock — poi′son hem′lock n. pln hemlock 1), hemlock 3) • Etymology: 1810–20, amer …   From formal English to slang

  • poison hemlock — noun Date: circa 1818 a large European biennial poisonous herb (Conium maculatum) of the carrot family that is naturalized in the United States and has finely divided leaves and small white flowers compare water hemlock …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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