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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.

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Nearby words

  1. spotsylvania,
  2. spotted,
  3. spotted adder,
  4. spotted alfalfa aphid,
  5. spotted cavy,
  6. spotted crake,
  7. spotted crane's-bill,
  8. spotted deer,
  9. spotted dick,
  10. spotted dog

Origin of spotted cowbane

First recorded in 1840–50
Also called musquash root, spotted hemlock.
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