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Definition of poison hemlock - 3 dictionary results

poison hemlock

 
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–noun
hemlock (defs. 1, 3).
Origin:
1810–20, Americanism
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poison hemlock  
n.  A deadly poisonous European plant (Conium maculatum) widely naturalized in North America, having bipinnately compound leaves and compound umbels of small white flowers.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: poison hemlock
Function: noun
1 : a large branching biennial poisonous herb of the genus Conium (C. maculatum) with finely dividedleaves and white flowers
2 : WATER HEMLOCK
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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