Conium

Word CONIUM
Character 6
Hyphenation co ni um
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Conium"

What do we mean by conium?

The poison hemlock. noun

A genus of umbelliferous plants, consisting of tall glabrous biennial herbs, with compound leaves and white-flowered umbels. noun

A genus of biennial, poisonous, white-flowered, umbelliferous plants, bearing ribbed fruit (“seeds”) and decompound leaves. noun

The common hemlock (Conium maculatum, poison hemlock, spotted hemlock, poison parsley), a roadside weed of Europe, Asia, and America, cultivated in the United States for medicinal purpose. It is an active poison. The leaves and fruit are used in medicine. noun

Any of the genus Conium of poisonous perennial herbaceous flowering plants. noun

Small genus of highly toxic biennials: hemlock noun

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The word "conium" in example sentences

As far as we know she was poisoned by conium, which is one of the oldest, simplest forms known to man, and is simply another name for hemlock. ❋ Allingham, Margery, 1904-1966 (1931)

_Local Action_, as seen in (a) corrosive poisons; (b) irritant poisons, causing congestion and inflammation of the mucous membranes -- _e. g._, metallic and vegetable irritants; (c) stimulants or sedatives to the nerve endings, as aconite, conium, cocaine. ❋ Unknown (N/A)

Precip. carbonate of iron, five drams; extract of conium, two drams; balsam Peru, one dram; oil cinnamon, twenty drops; simple syrup, eight ounces; pulverized gum arabic, two drams. ❋ Anonymous (N/A)

Goodness knows how much conium was found in the poor girl. ❋ Allingham, Margery, 1904-1966 (1933)

“The deceased met her death by conium poisoning, but there is not sufficient evidence to show whether it was self-administered or not.” ❋ Allingham, Margery, 1904-1966 (1933)

‘He distilled the conium himself, I suppose?’ said Campion. ❋ Allingham, Margery, 1904-1966 (1933)

As to the actual facts, theorizing apart, Doctor Lavrock has diagnosed acute conium poisoning, and the remains of the dose which Julia took are probably in that cup. ❋ Allingham, Margery, 1904-1966 (1931)

‘Personally,’ said Mr Campion, taking off his glasses, ‘I don’t see how it could have been a genuine mistake if the poison was conium. ❋ Allingham, Margery, 1904-1966 (1931)

That sister promptly died from the homely conium poison, traces of which I have no doubt will be found in the cup. ❋ Allingham, Margery, 1904-1966 (1931)

If morphine or conium was substituted for the last one of these pellets there may be some traces of it left. ❋ Allingham, Margery, 1904-1966 (1931)

Treatment of general motor irritability with camphor monobromate and conium, on consultation with Dr. Kiernan, checked the flow. ❋ Havelock Ellis (1899)

It resembles conium in its effects, and is used as a substitute for it. ❋ Unknown (1863)

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