HyperDic: winter_fern

English > 1 sense of the expression winter fern:
NOUNplantwinter fern, hemlock, poison hemlock, poison parsley, California fern, Nebraska fern, Conium maculatumlarge branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers
English > winter fern: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaninglarge 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.
Synonymshemlock, poison hemlock, poison parsley, California fern, Nebraska fern, Conium maculatum
Member ofConium, genus Coniumsmall genus of highly toxic biennials
Broaderpoisonous plantA plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism
Spanishcicuta
Catalancicuta, Conium maculatum

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