CONIUM
Conium, genus Conium
(noun) small genus of highly toxic biennials: hemlock
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
From the genus name.
Noun
conium (plural coniums)
Any of the species in the genus Conium of poisonous perennial herbaceous flowering plants.
Synonyms
• poison hemlock
Anagrams
• comuni, muonic
Source: Wiktionary
Co*ni"um ( or , n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr.
1. (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of biennial, poisonous, white-flowered, umbelliferous plants, bearing ribbed fruit ("seeds") and decompound leaves.
2. (Med.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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