Water hemlock \Wa"ter hem"lock\ (Bot)
(a) A poisonous umbelliferous plant ({Cicuta virosa}) of
Europe; also, any one of several plants of that genus.
(b) A poisonous plant ({[OE]nanthe crocata}) resembling the
above.
water hemlock
n : tall erect highly poisonous Eurasiatic perennial herb
locally abundant in marshy areas [syn: {Cicuta verosa}]