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cowbane

English

Etymology

cow +? bane

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?ka?be?n/

Noun

cowbane (usually uncountable, plural cowbanes)

  1. Any of several related poisonous plants of the genus Cicuta
  2. Cicuta virosa, the name species of this genus.

Synonyms

  • (plant in Cicuta): water hemlock, poison parsnip
  • (Cicuta virosa): northern water hemlock

Translations

References

  • OED 2nd edition 1989

Further reading

  • cowbane on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Cicuta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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sowbane

English

Etymology

sow +? bane, as it was believed to be fatal to swine.

Noun

sowbane (uncountable)

  1. A plant, the red goosefoot (Oxybasis rubra, syn. Chenopodium rubrum).

Derived terms

  • sowbane mosaic virus

Further reading

  • sowbane on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Oxybasis rubra on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
  • Oxybasis rubra on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

  • owanbes

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