poison hemlock

noun

European hemlock Conium maculatum, an extremely poisonous plant in the carrot family, Apiaceae.

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Meanings

nounpoison hemlock (usually uncountable, plural poison hemlocks)

plural poison hemlocks

  1. uncountableusuallyEuropean hemlock Conium maculatum, an extremely poisonous plant in the carrot family, Apiaceae.

    Synonyms: devil's bread

  2. uncountableusuallyA lethally poisonous drink made from the plant.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounEuropean hemlock Conium maculatum, an extremely poisonous plant in the carrot family, Apiaceae.

Similar
devil's bread

More synonyms by meaning

nounlarge branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all parts extremely poisonous

Similar
hemlockpoison parsleyCalifornia fernNebraska fernwinter fernConium maculatum
Broader
poisonous plant
Also see
coniumhemlockpoison parsley

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From poison + hemlock.

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Chicago

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