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cowbane

noun
cow·bane | \ˈkau̇-ˌbān \

Definition of cowbane 

: any of several poisonous plants (such as a water hemlock) of the carrot family

First Known Use of cowbane

1776, in the meaning defined above

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Medical Definition of cowbane 

— see spotted cowbane

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