cicuta

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cicuta

/sɪˈkjuːtə/

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Borrowed from Latin cicūta. Apparently related to kex/kix.

noun

archaic, uncountable Hemlock. cicuta, or hemlock, is a strong poison in Greece, but with us it hath no such violent effects […].

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"cicuta." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cicuta. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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cicuta. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cicuta

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"cicuta." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cicuta.

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@misc{cicuta_2026,
  title = {cicuta},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cicuta},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}