About The Word Cicuta
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Cicuta
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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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