Cicuta, genus Cicuta
(noun) small genus of perennial herbs having deadly poisonous tuberous roots: water hemlock
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cicuta (uncountable)
(archaic) Hemlock.
• Ciutac
Source: Wiktionary
Ci*cu"ta, n. Etym: [L., the poison hemlock.] (Bot.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 May 2025
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
