cow·bane (kou b n )n. 1. A perennial North American herb (Oxypolis rigidior) having pinnately compound leaves and umbels of small white flowers. 2. Any of several related plants, such as the water hemlock. |
cowbane [ˈkaʊˌbeɪn]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Also called water hemlock any of several N temperate poisonous umbelliferous marsh plants of the genus Cicuta, esp C. virosa, having clusters of small white flowers
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a similar and related plant, Oxypolis rigidior of the southeastern and central US
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any umbelliferous plant reputed to be poisonous to cattle
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