Cowbane

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cowbane \Cow"bane`\ (kou"b[=a]n`), n. (Bot.)
     A poisonous umbelliferous plant; in England, the {Cicuta
     virosa}; in the United States, the {Cicuta maculata} and the
     {Archemora rigida}. See {Water hemlock}.
     [1913 Webster]