noun
small genus of perennial herbs having deadly poisonous tuberous roots: water hemlock
• Syn: ↑genus Cicuta
• Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Umbelliferae, ↑family Umbelliferae, ↑Apiaceae, ↑family Apiaceae, ↑carrot family
• Member Meronyms: ↑water hemlock, ↑Cicuta verosa, ↑spotted cowbane, ↑spotted hemlock, ↑spotted water hemlock
Useful english dictionary. 2012.