conium
conium definition
co·nium (kō′nē əm, kō nī′əm)
noun
any of a small genus (Conium) of poisonous biennial herbs of the umbel family, with carrotlike leaves and rounded fruits, as the poison hemlock
Etymology: ModL < Gr kōneion, hemlock; prob. akin to kōnos, cone
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