Definitions For Cowbane

Noun

COWBANE (plural - or s) Any of several related poisonous plants of the genus cicuta Cicuta virosa, the name species of this genus.

Synonyms

plant in Cicuta water hemlock, {{vern, poison parsnip}} Cicuta virosa northern water hemlock

Translations

Armenian: մոլեխինդ Czech: rozpuk jízlivý, m Danish: gifttyde, c Dutch: waterscheerling Finnish: keiso French: ciguë aquatique, f Galician: cicuta, f German: Wasserschierling, m Japanese: ドクゼリ (dokuzeri) Polish: szalej, m Romanian: cucută-de-apă, f Russian: вёх, m, цику́та, f Swedish: sprängört, c Turkish: {{t-needed, tr}} Westrobothnian: springsrot, f Bulgarian: цикута отровна, f Finnish: myrkkykeiso German: Wasserschierling, m, Gift-Wasserschierling, m, Wüterich, m Russian: вёх ядови́тый, m Shuswap: aynícw

References

OED 2nd edition 1989

Further reading

{{pedialite}} {{pedialite, Cicuta}}

Etymology

cow + bane