COWBANE

Etymology

Noun

cowbane (usually uncountable, plural cowbanes)

Any of several related poisonous plants of the genus Cicuta

Cicuta virosa, the name species of this genus.

Synonyms

• (plant in Cicuta): water hemlock, poison parsnip

• (Cicuta virosa): northern water hemlock

Source: Wiktionary

Cow"bane` (kou"bn`), n. (Bot.)

Definition: A poisonous umbelliferous plant; in England, the Cicuta virosa; in the United States, the Cicuta maculata and the Archemora rigida. See Water hemlock.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition