cowbane

cowbane
noun
  1. any of a number of tall poisonous plants of the parsley family, growing in swampy or wet habitats. another term for water hemlock
    毒芹。 同 water hemlock
  2. another term for water hemlock. a North American plant (Oxypolis rigidior, family Umbelliferae)
    同 water hemlock. 一种北美植物硬尖叶灰毒芹(拉丁名Oxypolis rigidior,伞形科)
语源
  1. late 18th cent.: from cow + bane, because it is poisonous to grazing cattle
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