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1. (n.) conium
the poison hemlock,
Conium maculatum.
Etymology: (1860–65; < NL, LL < Gk kṒneion)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) Conium, genus Conium
small genus of highly toxic biennials: hemlock
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) CONIUM
a genus of biennial, poisonous, white-flowered, umbelliferous plants, bearing ribbed fruit ("seeds") and decompound leaves
2. (noun) CONIUM
the common hemlock (Conium maculatum, poison hemlock, spotted hemlock, poison parsley), a roadside weed of Europe, Asia, and America, cultivated in the United States for medicinal purpose. It is an active poison. The leaves and fruit are used in medicine
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. CONIUM
A plant genus of the family APIACEAE that is a source of coniine.
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