Meaning of CICUTA
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| | Definition: | | [n] small genus of perennial herbs having deadly poisonous tuberous roots: water hemlock |
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| | Synonyms: | | genus Cicuta |
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| | See Also: | | Apiaceae, carrot family, Cicuta verosa, family Apiaceae, family Umbelliferae, rosid dicot genus, spotted cowbane, spotted hemlock, spotted water hemlock, Umbelliferae, water hemlock | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ci*cu"ta\, n. [L., the poison hemlock.] (Bot.)
a genus of poisonous umbelliferous plants, of which the water
hemlock or cowbane is best known.
Note: The name cicuta is sometimes erroneously applied to
Conium maculatum, or officinal hemlock.
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