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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
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