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Webster 1913 Edition
Cowbane
Cow′baneˊ
(kou′bānˊ)
, Noun.
(Bot.)
A poisonous umbelliferous plant; in England, the
Cicuta virosa
; in the United States, the Cicuta maculata
and the Archemora rigida
. See Water hemlock
. Definition 2024
cowbane
cowbane
English
Noun
cowbane (usually uncountable, plural cowbanes)
- Any of several related poisonous plants of the genus Cicuta
- Cicuta virosa, the name species of this genus.
Synonyms
- (plant in Cicuta): water hemlock, poison parsnip
- (Cicuta virosa): northern water hemlock
Translations
plant of the genus Cicuta
Cicuta virosa
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References
- OED 2nd edition 1989
