Cicuta maculata: so called because its root causes death to children who mistake it for an edible root. Also called children's-death.' name='description'> children's-bane - definition and meaning
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children's-bane

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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The American water-hemlock, Cicuta maculata: so called because its root causes death to children who mistake it for an edible root. Also called children's-death.

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