What is Conium? A Basic Definition

Conium \Co*ni"um\ (? or ?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? hemlock.]
  
         1. (Bot.) A genus of biennial, poisonous, white-flowered,
 
             umbelliferous plants, bearing ribbed fruit ("seeds")
         and
      decompound leaves.
      [1913 Webster]

   2.
         (Med.) The common hemlock (Conium maculatum, poison
      hemlock,
         spotted hemlock, poison parsley), a roadside weed
      of
         Europe, Asia, and America, cultivated in the United
     
         States for medicinal purpose. It is an active poison. The
 
             leaves and fruit are used in medicine.
      [1913
         Webster]

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