'Cicuta virosa' definitions:
Definition of 'Cicuta virosa'
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- Hemlock \Hem"lock\, n. [OE. hemeluc, humloc, AS. hemlic, hymlic.]
- 1. (Bot.) The name of several poisonous umbelliferous herbs having finely cut leaves and small white flowers, as the Cicuta maculata, Cicuta bulbifera, and {Cicuta virosa}, and the Conium maculatum. See Conium. [1913 Webster]
- Note: The potion of hemlock administered to Socrates is by some thought to have been a decoction of {Cicuta virosa}, or water hemlock, by others, of {Conium maculatum}. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Bot.) An evergreen tree common in North America ({Abies Canadensis} or Tsuga Canadensis); hemlock spruce. [1913 Webster]
- The murmuring pines and the hemlocks. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]
- 3. The wood or timber of the hemlock tree. [1913 Webster]
- Ground hemlock, or Dwarf hemlock. See under Ground. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Cicuta virosa'
From: GCIDE
- Hemlock \Hem"lock\, n. [OE. hemeluc, humloc, AS. hemlic, hymlic.]
- 1. (Bot.) The name of several poisonous umbelliferous herbs having finely cut leaves and small white flowers, as the Cicuta maculata, Cicuta bulbifera, and {Cicuta virosa}, and the Conium maculatum. See Conium. [1913 Webster]
- Note: The potion of hemlock administered to Socrates is by some thought to have been a decoction of {Cicuta virosa}, or water hemlock, by others, of {Conium maculatum}. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Bot.) An evergreen tree common in North America ({Abies Canadensis} or Tsuga Canadensis); hemlock spruce. [1913 Webster]
- The murmuring pines and the hemlocks. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]
- 3. The wood or timber of the hemlock tree. [1913 Webster]
- Ground hemlock, or Dwarf hemlock. See under Ground. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Cicuta virosa'
From: GCIDE
- Water hemlock \Wa"ter hem"lock\ (Bot) (a) A poisonous umbelliferous plant (Cicuta virosa) of Europe; also, any one of several plants of that genus. (b) A poisonous plant ([OE]nanthe crocata) resembling the above. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Cicuta virosa'
From: GCIDE
- Cowbane \Cow"bane`\ (kou"b[=a]n`), n. (Bot.) A poisonous umbelliferous plant; in England, the {Cicuta virosa}; in the United States, the Cicuta maculata and the Archemora rigida. See Water hemlock. [1913 Webster]