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Definition of Aethusa cynapium
1. Noun. European weed naturalized in America that resembles parsley but causes nausea and poisoning when eaten.
Exact synonyms: Fool's Parsley, Lesser Hemlock
Group relationships: Aethusa, Genus Aethusa
Generic synonyms: Poisonous Plant
Group relationships: Aethusa, Genus Aethusa
Generic synonyms: Poisonous Plant
Lexicographical Neighbors of Aethusa Cynapium
Literary usage of Aethusa cynapium
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1906)
"I.LIFER/E. aethusa cynapium—Confirmation of Alkaloidal Constituent.—The contradictory
views held concerning the presence of a volatile alkaloid in Aethusa ..."
2. A Botanical Materia Medica by Jonathan Stokes (1812)
"AETHUSA. Seeds sulcate. Petals unequal, Obs. 5140. LJ AETHUSA Cynapium. ...
No fig, AETHUSA Cynapium. ..."