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    CALIFORNIA 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 poisonousplay

    Synonyms:

    California fern; Conium maculatum; hemlock; Nebraska fern; poison hemlock; poison parsley; winter fern

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("California 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 ("California fern" is a member of...):

    Conium; genus Conium (small genus of highly toxic biennials: hemlock)

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