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spotted cowbane

–noun
a North American water hemlock, Cicuta maculata, of the parsley family, having a purple-mottled stem, white flowers, and deadly poisonous, tuberlike roots.
Also called musquash root, spotted hemlock.


Origin:
1840–50
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Main Entry: spotted cow·bane
Pronunciation: -'kau-"bAn
Function: noun
: a tall biennial No. American herb of the genus Cicuta (C.maculata) chiefly of swamps and marshes of northeastern No. America with clusters of tuberous roots that resemble small sweet potatoes and are extremely poisonous called also spotted hemlock
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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