poison hemlock

poison hemlock
poison hemlock n
1) a large branching biennial poisonous herb of the genus Conium (C. maculatum) with finely divided leaves and white flowers
2) WATER HEMLOCK

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Conium maculatum, a large herb that contains the poisonous alkaloid coniine; animals that eat it develop nausea and vomiting, followed by muscle paralysis and respiratory failure that can be fatal. The dried, fully grown, but unripe fruit has sedative, anodyne, and antispasmodic properties. Called also hemlock.

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