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cowbane

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cow·bane  (koubn)
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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