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    SPOTTED COWBANE

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Tall biennial water hemlock of northeastern North America having purple-spotted stems and clusters of extremely poisonous tuberous roots resembling small sweet potatoesplay

    Synonyms:

    spotted cowbane; spotted hemlock; spotted water hemlock

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("spotted cowbane" 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 ("spotted cowbane" is a member of...):

    Cicuta; genus Cicuta (small genus of perennial herbs having deadly poisonous tuberous roots: water hemlock)

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