conium

American  

[koh-nee-uhm] / ˈkoʊ ni əm /

noun

1. the poison hemlock, Conium maculatum.

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conium British  

/ ˈkəʊnɪəm /

noun

1. either of the two N temperate plants of the umbelliferous genus Conium, esp hemlock

2. an extract of either of these plants, formerly used to treat spasmodic disorders

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Etymology

Origin of conium

1860–65; < New Latin; Late Latin < Greek kṓneion

Example Sentences

Its scientific name, conium, is from the Greek word meaning cone or top, whose whirling motion resembles the giddiness produced on the constitution by its poisonous juice.

From Folk-lore of Shakespeare by Thiselton-Dyer, Thomas Firminger

Treatment of general motor irritability with camphor monobromate and conium, on consultation with Dr. Kiernan, checked the flow.

From Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 4 Sexual Selection In Man by Ellis, Havelock

What name is sometimes improperly given to conium, or hemlock?

From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Cutter, Calvin