Associations to the word «Cicuta»

Wiktionary

CICUTA, noun. (archaic) Hemlock.
CICUTA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Apiaceae   — four similar species of highly toxic plants, the water hemlocks, easily confused with edible plants.

Dictionary definition

CICUTA, noun. Small genus of perennial herbs having deadly poisonous tuberous roots: water hemlock.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche