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cowbane

/ˈkaʊbeɪn/

cowbane noun: any of several related poisonous plants of the genus Cicuta.

Noun

cowbane (usually uncountable, plural cowbanes)

  1. (usually) Any of several related poisonous plants of the genus Cicuta
  2. (usually) northern water hemlock (Cicuta virosa), type species of this genus.

Synonyms of cowbane

Forms of cowbane

pluralcowbanes

Origin of cowbane

From cow + bane.

Questions about cowbane

What does cowbane mean?
Cowbane means any of several related poisonous plants of the genus Cicuta.
What part of speech is cowbane?
Cowbane is a noun.
How do you pronounce cowbane?
Cowbane is pronounced /ˈkaʊbeɪn/.
What is the plural of cowbane?
The plural of cowbane is cowbanes.

Words near cowbane in the dictionary

  1. cowashes
  2. cowashing
  3. Cowass
  4. Cowasuck
  5. cowback
  6. cowbane
  7. cowbanes
  8. cowbarn
  9. cowbarns
  10. cowbell
  11. cowbellist

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