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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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Also called musquash root, spotted hemlock.
Origin of spotted cowbane
First recorded in 1840–50
Words nearby spotted cowbane
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How to use spotted cowbane in a sentence
Poison hemlock, spotted cowbane and Jamestown weed are very poisonous.
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