European poisonous herb having tuberous roots, yellow juice that stains the skin, yellow flowers and foliage resembling celery; all parts extremely poisonous
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water dropwort::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | hemlock water dropwort, oenanthe crocata |
| Type of | poisonous plant |
Examples of water dropwort
water dropwort
Plants such as great fen sedge, fen violet and milk parsley jostle for position with other rare flora such as tubular water-dropwort.
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As well as the benign carrot, celery, parsnip and fennel this family also contains fool's parsley, hemlock and hemlock water-dropwort.
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The good news is that hemlock water-dropwort seldom produces its leaves before Christmas and you are very unlikely to be troubled by any.
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John has included a prominent and lengthy warning early on in the copy about how Alexanders can be confused with hemlock water-dropwort.
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Hemlock water-dropwort is dark green with an extremely unpleasant acrid aroma and prefers ditches, marshes and soggy country pathways to the dry roadsides beloved of Alexanders.
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