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 Definitions of CONIUM  [ˈkoʊ ni əm]  

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Definition of 'CONIUM' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) conium
the poison hemlock,
Conium maculatum.

Etymology:  (1860–65; < NL, LL < Gk kṒneion)

Definition of 'CONIUM' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) Conium, genus Conium
small genus of highly toxic biennials: hemlock


Definition of 'CONIUM' Webster Dictionary 

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


Definition of 'CONIUM' U.S. National Library of Medicine 

1.  CONIUM
A plant genus of the family APIACEAE that is a source of coniine.



'CONIUM' - Nearby Entries  

conima  coniogramme  coniogramme japonica  conium  conium maculatum  conjectural  conjecture  



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