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Meaning of "conium" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CONIUM

From Late Latin: hemlock, from Greek kōneion; perhaps related to Greek kōnoscone.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF CONIUM

ˈkəʊnɪəm


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONIUM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Conium is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CONIUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Conium

Conium is a genus of one or two species of highly poisonous perennial herbaceous flowering plants in the family Apiaceae, native to Europe and the Mediterranean region as Conium maculatum, and to southern Africa as Conium chaerophylloides.

Definition of conium in the English dictionary

The definition of conium in the dictionary is either of the two N temperate plants of the umbelliferous genus Conium, esp hemlock. Other definition of conium is an extract of either of these plants, formerly used to treat spasmodic disorders.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CONIUM

ammonium · charmonium · diazonium · erythronium · euphonium · harmonium · Iconium · ionium · meconium · pandaemonium · pandemonium · pelargonium · phosphonium · plutonium · polemonium · polonium · positronium · stramonium · syconium · zirconium

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONIUM

conidia · conidial · conidian · conidiophore · conidiophorous · conidiospore · conidium · conies · conifer · coniferous · coniform · coniine · conima · conin · conine · coniology · coniosis · conirostral · Coniston Water · conj.

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONIUM

aluminium · Andymonium · archegonium · ascogonium · carpogonium · coronium · cuprammonium · decamethonium · hormogonium · hydroxonium · muonium · oogonium · opsonium · Ponzimonium · purdonium · spermagonium · spermatogonium · spermogonium · sporogonium · sulphonium · zonal pelargonium

Synonyms and antonyms of conium in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «conium» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONIUM

Find out the translation of conium to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of conium from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «conium» in English.
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conium
1,325 millions of speakers
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conium
570 millions of speakers
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conium
510 millions of speakers
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conium
380 millions of speakers
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الشوكران
280 millions of speakers
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Conium
278 millions of speakers
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conium
270 millions of speakers
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conium
260 millions of speakers
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ciguë
220 millions of speakers
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Conium
190 millions of speakers
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conium
180 millions of speakers
ja

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ドクニンジン
130 millions of speakers
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conium
85 millions of speakers
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Conium
85 millions of speakers
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conium
80 millions of speakers
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கோனியம்
75 millions of speakers
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रक्तस्राव
75 millions of speakers
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Conium
70 millions of speakers
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Conium
65 millions of speakers
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Conium
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Conium
40 millions of speakers
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zirconiu
30 millions of speakers
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κώνειο
15 millions of speakers
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Conium
14 millions of speakers
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Conium
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Conium
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Trends of use of conium

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONIUM»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about conium

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONIUM»

Discover the use of conium in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to conium and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Clinical therapeutics
Conium, at first the 12th, and afterward the 200th potency, was sufficient for the speedy and permanent relief of all these symptoms. Dr. G. W. Barnes. Pruritus Vulvas following the menses and accompanied with bear, ng down pains, is relieved ...
Temple S. Hoyne, 1878
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Precautions in Homoeopathic Remedies
[Dr R MORRISON*5] => The central idea in Conium is: GRADUAL, from weakness into paralysis or induration. In Conium everything goes gradually: we find gradual weakness, followed by gradual paralysis and by gradual induration.
Subhash Chandra Gupta, 2005
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Leaders in homoeopathic therapeutics
Conium is also one of our best remedies for falling of the eyelids, as are three other remedies, viz.: Gelsemium, Causticum and Sepia. " Swelling and induration of glands, with tingling and stitches, after contusions or bruises." Many cases of ...
Eugene Beauharnais Nash, 1907
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The Spirit of Homeopathic Medicines: Essential Insights to ...
Conium. Maculatum. The Path to Knowledge The key to this remedy lies in the circulation of energy between the lower and upper body. In the human being, energy is at first concentrated essentially near the bottom of the spinal column, in the ...
Didier Grandgeorge, 1997
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Homoeopathic Drug Pictures
And Kent says, Conium has cured fibroid tumours of the uterus : has restrained cancerous growths of the cervix. Conium has actually produced induration and infiltration of the cervix. The Conium cough — almost constant : worse lying in bed ...
Margaret Lucy Tyler, 1952
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Medical Toxicology of Natural Substances: Foods, Fungi, ...
0.02—0.7%; leaves, 0.3—1.5%; flowers, 1%; unripe fruit 1.6—3%; ripe fruit 0.2— 1%; and seeds, 0.02—0.9%.12 Mechanism of Toxicity The pharmacological actions of Conium alkaloids (coniine, N-methylconiine, y-coniceine) are similar to  ...
Donald G. Barceloux, 2008
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Pharmaceutical Record and Weekly Market Review
A common and dangerous admixture of conium fruit in italian anise.* (Abstract ) By C. L Lochman. In the American Druggist for May, 1887 .f I railed attention to the very common admixture of conium fruit in Italian anise, and the case may be of ...
P. W. Bedford, 1887
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Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at ...
Ext. Conium Seed, made by Dr. Squibb, bore dilution to - . . 4000 c.c. No. 2, 20 c.c. Fl. Ext. Conium Leaves, made by T. Metcalf & Co., Boston, . . . 1500 c.c. No. 3, 20 c.c. Fl. Ext. Conium Leaves, made by the writer from the best Conium Leaves ...
American Pharmaceutical Association, 1870
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Southern Journal of Homoeopathy
In this sense old age is a disease, and Conium is a remedy often called for. We remember it in the debility, hypo- chondriasis, urinary troubles, coughs, etc., of old age. Old men, but especially old women, who cannot take the least alcoholic  ...
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Best of Burnett
The late Professor Gunther, of Duisberg, used to give for chronic cough a powder composed of one grain of Conium and ten grains or a scruple of oak mistletoe. He had once cured an old gentleman with it. A colleague of mine, an out-and-out  ...
James Compton Burnett, H. L. Chitkara, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONIUM»

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Gardening with Deb: Poisonous plants of Routt County
Poison hemlock (Conium maculata) is another highly poisonous plant that was imported to North America. The toxin is a violent convulsant that ... «Steamboat Pilot & Today, Jul 15»
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Charity boost helps bereaved families to cope with their loss
A grieving father, Gary Conium said he welcomed the funding after his ... old after a relatively short battle with pneumonia,” Mr Conium said. «Dunstable Today, Jun 15»
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£85k cash boost for Luton's Keech Hospice to help grieving families …
Gary Conium said the service was 'immensely helpful' when supporting his family throughout the grieving process. "Our eldest son Kieran died ... «Bedfordshire News, Jun 15»
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Vail Daily column: Foragers beware
Poison hemlock, Conium Maculatum: Legend has it that this is the plant that was used to kill Socrates. This cousin to the carrot, in the parsley ... «Vail Daily News, Jun 15»
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Around the home and farm
Poison Hemlock (scientific name is Conium maculatum L.) is in full bloom as I write this column in mid- June. Once you see it and smell the flower one can drive ... «Xenia Gazette, Jun 15»
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The good, the bad and the ugly in the plant world
An invasive plant found in Frederick County is poison hemlock (Conium maculatum). Many of these plants are now in bloom along roadsides ... «Frederick News Post, Jun 15»
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There is hemlock, and then there is poison hemlock
The poison hemlock associated with Socrates is an herbaceous plant (Conium maculatum) in the carrot family. Mentioned in the Bible, it's a ... «Smoky Mountain News, Jun 15»
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Poison hemlock often mistaken for edible plants in Pacific Northwest
Poison hemlock, or Conium maculatum, is not related to the hemlock tree, but can be deadly. There is no antidote for the toxic alkaloids in ... «Daily Astorian, May 15»
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Spring is poison-hemlock danger time in Western Washington
... the center's toxicologist and clinic managing director. Poison-hemlock, or Conium maculatum, not related to the hemlock tree, can be deadly. «Chinook Observer, May 15»
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Foraging for food, fun and adventure
For example, consider hemlock (the tree, Tsuga canadensis) and hemlock (the poisonous plant, Conium maculatum). Wild foods identification ... «Mountain Xpress, May 15»
REFERENCE
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