AETHUSA CYNAPIUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Aethusa cynapium mean? 

• AETHUSA CYNAPIUM (noun)
  The noun AETHUSA CYNAPIUM has 1 sense:

1. European weed naturalized in America that resembles parsley but causes nausea and poisoning when eaten

  Familiarity information: AETHUSA CYNAPIUM used as a noun is very rare.

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• AETHUSA CYNAPIUM (noun)

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Meaning:

European weed naturalized in America that resembles parsley but causes nausea and poisoning when eaten

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Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Aethusa cynapium; fool's parsley; lesser hemlock

Hypernyms ("Aethusa cynapium" is a kind of...):

poisonous plant (a plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism)

Holonyms ("Aethusa cynapium" is a member of...):

Aethusa; genus Aethusa (fool's parsley)