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Definition of Spotted water hemlock
1. Noun. Tall biennial water hemlock of northeastern North America having purple-spotted stems and clusters of extremely poisonous tuberous roots resembling small sweet potatoes.
Exact synonyms: Spotted Cowbane, Spotted Hemlock
Group relationships: Cicuta, Genus Cicuta
Generic synonyms: Poisonous Plant
Group relationships: Cicuta, Genus Cicuta
Generic synonyms: Poisonous Plant
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spotted Water Hemlock
Literary usage of Spotted water hemlock
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States by American Institute of Homeopathy Committee on Pharmacopeia (1897)
"spotted water hemlock. Natural Order— Umbelliferae. Synonyms.— Latin, Cicutaria
maculata, Sium douglasii; English, American water hemlock, Beaver poison, ..."
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