cicuta (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Cicuta*:
NOUN	plant	Cicuta, genus Cicuta	small genus of perennial herbs having deadly poisonous tuberous roots

English > *Cicuta*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	small genus of perennial herbs having deadly poisonous tuberous roots: water hemlock.
Synonym	genus Cicuta
Member of	Umbelliferae, family Umbelliferae, Apiaceae, family Apiaceae, carrot family	plants having flowers in umbels
Members	spotted cowbane, spotted hemlock, spotted water hemlock	tall biennial water hemlock of northeastern North America having purple-spotted stems and clusters of extremely poisonous tuberous roots resembling small sweet potatoes
Members	water hemlock, Cicuta verosa	tall erect highly poisonous Eurasiatic perennial herb locally abundant in marshy areas
Broader	rosid dicot genus	A genus of dicotyledonous plants
Spanish	genus cicuta
Catalan	genus cicuta

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