Cicuta, genus Cicuta
(noun) small genus of perennial herbs having deadly poisonous tuberous roots: water hemlock
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cicuta (uncountable)
(archaic) Hemlock.
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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
28 March 2025
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