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cowbane

/kou-beyn/US // ˈkaʊˌbeɪn //UK // (ˈkaʊˌbeɪn) //

牛筋草,牛膝草,牛黄草,牛皮癣

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any of several poisonous plants of the parsley family, as Oxypolis rigidior, of swampy areas of North America, or the water hemlock, Cicuta maculata.

Examples

  • Poison hemlock, spotted cowbane and Jamestown weed are very poisonous.

  • Cicuta, si-kū′ta, n. a genus of umbelliferous plants with poisonous roots—water-hemlock or cowbane.