spotted hemlock(n = noun.plant) spotted cowbane, spotted water hemlock - tall biennial water hemlock of northeastern North America having purple-spotted stems and clusters of extremely poisonous tuberous roots resembling small sweet potatoes;
is a kind of poisonous plant
is a member of cicuta, genus cicuta

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