Cicuta maculata

Cicuta maculata
Hemlock Hem"lock, n. [OE. hemeluc, humloc, AS. hemlic, hymlic.] 1. (Bot.) The name of several poisonous umbelliferous herbs having finely cut leaves and small white flowers, as the {Cicuta maculata}, {Cicuta bulbifera}, and {Cicuta virosa}, and the {Conium maculatum}. See {Conium}. [1913 Webster]

Note: The potion of hemlock administered to Socrates is by some thought to have been a decoction of {Cicuta virosa}, or water hemlock, by others, of {Conium maculatum}. [1913 Webster]

2. (Bot.) An evergreen tree common in North America ({Abies Canadensis} or {Tsuga Canadensis}); hemlock spruce. [1913 Webster]

The murmuring pines and the hemlocks. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]

3. The wood or timber of the hemlock tree. [1913 Webster]

{Ground hemlock}, or {Dwarf hemlock}. See under {Ground}. [1913 Webster]


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  • Cicuta maculata — Cowbane Cow bane (kou b[=a]n ), n. (Bot.) A poisonous umbelliferous plant; in England, the {Cicuta virosa}; in the United States, the {Cicuta maculata} and the {Archemora rigida}. See {Water hemlock}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cicuta maculata — Musquash Mus quash, n. [American Indian name.] (Zo[ o]l.) See {Muskrat}. [1913 Webster] {Musquash root} (Bot.), an umbelliferous plant ({Cicuta maculata}), having a poisonous root. See {Water hemlock}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cicuta maculata — ID 18877 Symbol Key CIMA2 Common Name spotted water hemlock Family Apiaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Cicuta maculata var. maculata — ID 18882 Symbol Key CIMAM Common Name spotted water hemlock Family Apiaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Cicuta maculata var. angustifolia — ID 18878 Symbol Key CIMAA Common Name spotted water hemlock Family Apiaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, IA, ID, KS, MN, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OK, OR, SD, TX …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Cicuta maculata var. bolanderi — ID 18880 Symbol Key CIMAB Common Name spotted water hemlock Family Apiaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, AR, AZ, CA, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, LA, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NM, OK, TN …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Cicuta maculata L. — Symbol CIMA2 Common Name spotted water hemlock Botanical Family Apiaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Cicuta maculata L. var. maculata — Symbol CIMAM Common Name spotted water hemlock Botanical Family Apiaceae …   Scientific plant list

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