WATER HEMLOCK
Dictionary entry overview: What does water hemlock mean? • WATER HEMLOCK (noun)
The noun WATER HEMLOCK has 1 sense:
1. tall erect highly poisonous Eurasiatic perennial herb locally abundant in marshy areas
Familiarity information: WATER HEMLOCK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• WATER HEMLOCK (noun)
Meaning:
Tall erect highly poisonous Eurasiatic perennial herb locally abundant in marshy areas
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Cicuta verosa; water hemlock
Hypernyms ("water hemlock" 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 ("water hemlock" is a member of...):
Cicuta; genus Cicuta (small genus of perennial herbs having deadly poisonous tuberous roots: water hemlock)
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