water hemlock

English

water hemlock (Cicuta virosa

Noun

water hemlock (countable and uncountable, plural water hemlocks)

1. A plant of any of the species in genus Cicuta, all highly poisonous and easily confused with other non-toxic forage plants.

Synonyms

• (plant from Cicuta): cowbane, poison parsnip

Derived terms

• northern water hemlock (Cicuta virosa)

Translations

plant in the genus Cicuta — see cowbane

Further reading

• Cicuta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cicuta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Cicuta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons