water hemlock Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun tall erect highly poisonous Eurasiatic perennial herb locally abundant in marshy areas
    Cicuta verosa.

WordNet


Wa"ter hem"lock
Definitions
  1. (Bot) (a) A poisonous umbelliferous plant (Cicuta virosa) of Europe; also, any one of several plants of that genus. (b) A poisonous plant (Oenanthe crocata) resembling the above.

Webster 1913