Meaning of CONIUM
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| | Definition: | | [n] small genus of highly toxic biennials: hemlock |
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| | Synonyms: | | genus Conium |
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| | See Also: | | Apiaceae, California fern, carrot family, Conium maculatum, family Apiaceae, family Umbelliferae, hemlock, Nebraska fern, poison hemlock, poison parsley, rosid dicot genus, Umbelliferae, winter fern | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Co*ni"um\ (? or ?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? hemlock.]
1. (Bot.) A genus of biennial, poisonous, white-flowered,
umbelliferous plants, bearing ribbed fruit (``seeds'') and
decompound leaves.
2. (Med.) 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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