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cowbane

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈkaʊbeɪn/

1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of several related poisonous plants of the genus Cicuta

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From cow + bane.

Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: մոլեխինդ (molexind) — plant of the genus Cicuta
  • Czech: rozpuk jízlivý — plant of the genus Cicuta
  • Danish: gifttyde — plant of the genus Cicuta
  • Dutch: waterscheerling — plant of the genus Cicuta
  • Finnish: keiso — plant of the genus Cicuta
  • French: ciguë aquatique — plant of the genus Cicuta
  • Galician: cicuta — plant of the genus Cicuta
  • German: Wasserschierling — plant of the genus Cicuta
  • Italian: cicuta — plant of the genus Cicuta
  • Japanese: ドクゼリ (dokuzeri) — plant of the genus Cicuta
  • Norwegian Bokmål: selsnepe — plant of the genus Cicuta
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: selsnepe — plant of the genus Cicuta
  • Polish: szalej — plant of the genus Cicuta
  • Romanian: cucută-de-apă — plant of the genus Cicuta
  • Russian: вёх (vjox) — plant of the genus Cicuta
  • Swedish: sprängört — plant of the genus Cicuta
  • Turkish: su baldıranı — plant of the genus Cicuta
  • Turkish: su rezenesi — plant of the genus Cicuta
  • Bulgarian: цикута отровна (cikuta otrovna) — Cicuta virosa
  • Chinese Mandarin: 毒芹 (dúqín) — Cicuta virosa
  • Finnish: myrkkykeiso — Cicuta virosa
  • German: Wasserschierling — Cicuta virosa
  • German: Gift-Wasserschierling — Cicuta virosa
  • German: Wüterich — Cicuta virosa
  • Italian: cicuta — Cicuta virosa
  • Polish: szalej — Cicuta virosa
  • Polish: szalej jadowity — Cicuta virosa
  • Polish: cykuta — Cicuta virosa
  • Polish: wiech — Cicuta virosa
  • Polish: wioch — Cicuta virosa
  • Russian: вёх ядови́тый (vjox jadovítyj) — Cicuta virosa
  • Russian: цику́та (cikúta) — Cicuta virosa
  • Shuswap: aynícw — Cicuta virosa
  • Turkish: su baldıranı — Cicuta virosa
  • Turkish: su rezenesi — Cicuta virosa
  • Welsh: buladd — Cicuta virosa