Definition of Cicuta. Meaning of Cicuta. Synonyms of Cicuta

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Definition of Cicuta

Cicuta
Cicuta Ci*cu"ta, n. [L., the poison hemlock.] (Bot.) a genus of poisonous umbelliferous plants, of which the water hemlock or cowbane is best known. Note: The name cicuta is sometimes erroneously applied to Conium maculatum, or officinal hemlock.

Meaning of Cicuta from wikipedia

- Cicuta, commonly known as water hemlock, is a genus of four species of highly poisonous plants in the family Apiaceae. They are perennial herbaceous plants...
- Cicuta virosa, the cowbane or northern water hemlock, is a poisonous species of Cicuta, native to northern and central Europe, northern Asia and northwestern...
- after.[citation needed] Similarly, the plant should not be confused with Cicuta (commonly known as water hemlock). The genus name "Conium" refers to koneios...
- Cicuta maculata is a highly poisonous species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by several common names, including spotted water hemlock, spotted...
- Cicuta bulbifera, commonly known as the bulb-bearing water-hemlock, is a plant native to North America and one of four species in the poisonous genus Cicuta...
- produced by several plants from the family Apiaceae including water hemlock (Cicuta species) and water dropwort (Oenanthe crocata). The compound contains polyene...
- Cicuta douglasii, the western water hemlock, is a very poisonous perennial plant in the family Apiaceae. The plant's roots are thick and tuberous, with...
- containing a list of poets. He was the author of a collection of epigrams called Cicuta ("hemlock") for their bitter sarcasm, and of a beautiful epitaph on the...
- is due to its similarity to the highly poisonous spotted water hemlock (Cicuta maculata). Sium suave, also widely known as water parsnip, is a wildflower...
- including Domitius Marsus, whose collection Cicuta (now lost) was named after the poisonous plant Cicuta for its biting wit, and Lucan, more famous for...