Definitions for water hemlock
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
wa′ter hem`lock(n.)
any of several poisonous marsh or swamp plants belonging to the genus Cicuta, of the parsley family, as C. virosa of Europe, and C. maculata of North America.
Category: Plants
Origin of water hemlock:
1755–65
Princeton's WordNet
water hemlock, Cicuta verosa(noun)
tall erect highly poisonous Eurasiatic perennial herb locally abundant in marshy areas
Webster Dictionary
Water hemlock(u)
a poisonous umbelliferous plant (Cicuta virosa) of Europe; also, any one of several plants of that genus
Water hemlock(u)
a poisonous plant (/nanthe crocata) resembling the above
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