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Cicuta

Cicuta Meaning & Definition
Cicuta Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Cicuta?

[n] small genus of perennial herbs having deadly poisonous tuberous roots: water hemlock

Synonyms | Synonyms for Cicuta: genus Cicuta

Related Terms | Find terms related to Cicuta:

See Also | Apiaceae | carrot family | Cicuta verosa | family Apiaceae | family Umbelliferae | rosid dicot genus | spotted cowbane | spotted hemlock | spotted water hemlock | Umbelliferae | water hemlock

Cicuta In Webster's Dictionary

\Ci*cu"ta\, n. [L., the poison hemlock.] (Bot.) a genus of poisonous umbelliferous plants, of which the water hemlock or cowbane is best known. Note: The name cicuta is sometimes erroneously applied to Conium maculatum, or officinal hemlock.

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