English > baneberry: 2 senses > noun 2, plantMeaning | A plant of the genus Actaea having acrid poisonous berries. |
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Synonyms | cohosh, herb Christopher |
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Member of | Actaea, genus Actaea | baneberry |
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Parts | baneberry | A poisonous berry of a plant of the genus Actaea |
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Narrower | red baneberry, redberry, red-berry, snakeberry, Actaea rubra | North American perennial herb with alternately compound leaves and racemes of small white flowers followed by bright red oval poisonous berries |
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white baneberry, white cohosh, white bead, doll's eyes, Actaea alba | North American herb with white poisonous berries |
Broader | poisonous plant | A plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism |
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