spotted cowbane


noun
  1. a North American water hemlock, Cicuta maculata, of the parsley family, having a purple-mottled stem, white flowers, and deadly poisonous, tuberlike roots.

Origin of spotted cowbane

1
First recorded in 1840–50

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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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