n :  a small genus of perennial herbs of the family Umbelliferae that have tuberous deadly poisonous roots and twice or thrice pinnate or ternate leaves - see SPOTTED COWBANE WATER HEMLOCK  .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  ScD  SGOT  sock·et  zy·goid 
 
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