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Conium

Conium Meaning & Definition
Conium Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Conium?

[n] small genus of highly toxic biennials: hemlock

Synonyms | Synonyms for Conium: genus Conium

Related Terms | Find terms related to Conium:

See Also | Apiaceae | California fern | carrot family | Conium maculatum | family Apiaceae | family Umbelliferae | hemlock | Nebraska fern | poison hemlock | poison parsley | rosid dicot genus | Umbelliferae | winter fern

Conium In Webster's Dictionary

\Co*ni"um\ (? or ?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? hemlock.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of biennial, poisonous, white-flowered, umbelliferous plants, bearing ribbed fruit (``seeds'') and decompound leaves. 2. (Med.) The common hemlock ({Conium maculatum}, poison hemlock, spotted hemlock, poison parsley), a roadside weed of Europe, Asia, and America, cultivated in the United States for medicinal purpose. It is an active poison. The leaves and fruit are used in medicine.

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