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Definition of Conium
1. Noun. Small genus of highly toxic biennials: hemlock.
Exact synonyms: Genus Conium
Generic synonyms: Rosid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Apiaceae, Carrot Family, Family Apiaceae, Family Umbelliferae, Umbelliferae
Member holonyms: California Fern, Conium Maculatum, Hemlock, Nebraska Fern, Poison Hemlock, Poison Parsley, Winter Fern
Generic synonyms: Rosid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Apiaceae, Carrot Family, Family Apiaceae, Family Umbelliferae, Umbelliferae
Member holonyms: California Fern, Conium Maculatum, Hemlock, Nebraska Fern, Poison Hemlock, Poison Parsley, Winter Fern
Definition of Conium
1. n. A genus of biennial, poisonous, white-flowered, umbelliferous plants, bearing ribbed fruit ("seeds") and decompound leaves.
Definition of Conium
1. a poisonous herb [n -S]
Medical Definition of Conium
1. The dried unripe fruit of Conium maculatum (family Umbelliferae), also known as spotted cowbane or spotted parsley; it has been used as a sedative, antispasmodic, and anodyne. Synonym: hemlock. Origin: L. Fr. G. Koneion, hemlock (05 Mar 2000)
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