water hemlock


noun

any of several poisonous plants belonging to the genus Cicuta, of the parsley family, as C. virosa of Europe, and C. maculata of North America, growing in swamps and marshy places.

Origin of water hemlock

First recorded in 1755–65

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British Dictionary definitions for water hemlock

water hemlock

noun

another name for cowbane (def. 1)