'Conium' definitions:
Definition of 'Conium'
(from WordNet)
noun
Small genus of highly toxic biennials: hemlock [syn: Conium, genus Conium]
Definition of 'Conium'
From: GCIDE
- Conium \Co*ni"um\ (? or ?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? hemlock.]
- 1. (Bot.) A genus of biennial, poisonous, white-flowered, umbelliferous plants, bearing ribbed fruit ("seeds") and decompound leaves. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Med.) The common hemlock (Conium maculatum, poison hemlock, spotted hemlock, poison parsley), a roadside weed of Europe, Asia, and America, cultivated in the United States for medicinal purpose. It is an active poison. The leaves and fruit are used in medicine. [1913 Webster]