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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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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