POISON PARSLEY
Dictionary entry overview: What does poison parsley mean? • POISON PARSLEY (noun)
The noun POISON PARSLEY has 1 sense:
1. large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all parts extremely poisonous
Familiarity information: POISON PARSLEY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• POISON PARSLEY (noun)
Meaning:
Large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all parts extremely poisonous
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
California fern; Conium maculatum; Nebraska fern; poison hemlock; poison parsley; winter fern; hemlock
Hypernyms ("poison parsley" is a kind of...):
poisonous plant (a plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism)
Holonyms ("poison parsley" is a member of...):
Conium; genus Conium (small genus of highly toxic biennials: hemlock)
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