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WINTER FERN
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all parts extremely poisonous
Synonyms:
California fern; Conium maculatum; hemlock; Nebraska fern; poison hemlock; poison parsley; winter fern
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("winter fern" 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 ("winter fern" is a member of...):
Conium; genus Conium (small genus of highly toxic biennials: hemlock)
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