CALIFORNIA FERN

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Meaning:

Large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all parts extremely poisonous

Synonyms:

California fern; Conium maculatum; hemlock; Nebraska fern; poison hemlock; poison parsley; winter fern

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("California fern" is a kind of...):

poisonous plant (a plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism)

Holonyms ("California fern" is a member of...):

Conium; genus Conium (small genus of highly toxic biennials: hemlock)

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