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SPOTTED HEMLOCK
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Tall biennial water hemlock of northeastern North America having purple-spotted stems and clusters of extremely poisonous tuberous roots resembling small sweet potatoes
Synonyms:
spotted cowbane; spotted hemlock; spotted water hemlock
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("spotted 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 ("spotted hemlock" is a member of...):
Cicuta; genus Cicuta (small genus of perennial herbs having deadly poisonous tuberous roots: water hemlock)
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