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Meaning of WATER HEMLOCK

Pronunciation:  'wotur 'hem`lâk

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 Definition: [n]  tall erect highly poisonous Eurasiatic perennial herb locally abundant in marshy areas
 
 Synonyms: Cicuta verosa
 
 See Also: Cicuta, genus Cicuta, poisonous plant

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Wa"ter hem"lock\ (Bot)
(a) A poisonous umbelliferous plant ({Cicuta virosa}) of
    Europe; also, any one of several plants of that genus.
(b) A poisonous plant ({[OE]nanthe crocata}) resembling the
    above.

 

 

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