HyperDic: lesser_hemlock

English > 1 sense of the expression lesser hemlock:
NOUNplantlesser hemlock, fool's parsley, Aethusa cynapiumEuropean weed naturalized in America that resembles parsley but causes nausea and poisoning when eaten
English > lesser hemlock: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningEuropean weed naturalized in America that resembles parsley but causes nausea and poisoning when eaten.
Synonymsfool's parsley, Aethusa cynapium
Member ofAethusa, genus Aethusafool's parsley
Broaderpoisonous plantA plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism
SpanishAethusa cynapium
Catalanaethusa cynapium

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