Cicuta

See also: cicuta

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin cicūta (“poison hemlock”).

Proper noun

Cicuta f

A taxonomic genus within the family Apiaceae – four similar species of highly toxic plants, the water hemlocks, easily confused with edible plants.

Hypernyms

(genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids II - clades; Apiales - order; Apiaceae - family; Apioideae - subfamily; Oenantheae - tribe

References

Cicuta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Cicuta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Cicuta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Cicuta at USDA Plants database

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.