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conium

conium noun: any of the species in the genus Conium of poisonous perennial herbaceous flowering plants.

Noun

conium (plural coniums)

  1. Any of the species in the genus Conium of poisonous perennial herbaceous flowering plants.
    Synonyms:
    poison hemlock

Synonyms of conium

Forms of conium

pluralconiums

Origin of conium

From the genus name.

Questions about conium

What does conium mean?
Conium means any of the species in the genus Conium of poisonous perennial herbaceous flowering plants.
What part of speech is conium?
Conium is a noun.
What is the plural of conium?
The plural of conium is coniums.

Words near conium in the dictionary

  1. Coniston Cold
  2. Coniston Water
  3. conistra
  4. conite
  5. conitine
  6. conium
  7. coniums
  8. conivaptan
  9. conization
  10. conizations
  11. conj

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