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Synonyms for cowbane

  • noun

Most common

hemlock water hemlock poison parsnip cow weed

All synonyms

Noun

1. Hemlock — northern water hemlock (Cicuta virosa), type species of this genus

hemlock, water hemlock, poison parsnip

Other

cow weed

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    northern water hemlock (Cicuta virosa), type species of this genus.

Forms

Plural
cowbanes → hemlocks…

Example sentences

  • hemlock Socrates was sentenced to death by drinking an infusion of poison hemlock.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
cowbanesteady
hemlockfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

7 letters
hemlock2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hemlock2 = 2 syllables).