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    GENUS CONIUM

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Small genus of highly toxic biennials: hemlockplay

    Synonyms:

    Conium; genus Conium

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("genus Conium" is a kind of...):

    rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)

    Meronyms (members of "genus Conium"):

    California fern; Conium maculatum; hemlock; Nebraska fern; poison hemlock; poison parsley; winter fern (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 poisonous)

    Holonyms ("genus Conium" is a member of...):

    Apiaceae; carrot family; family Apiaceae; family Umbelliferae; Umbelliferae (plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill)

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