cicutan.

/sɪˈkjuːtə/

Forms: Also 1600s in English form cicute.

Etymology: < Latin cicūta, the hemlock given as poison.

A genus of poisonous umbelliferous plants, represented in Britain by the Water Hemlock, C. virosa. Formerly a name of the Common Hemlock.

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cicutaa1398

water hemlock1764

cow-bane1776

musquash root1807

beaver-poison1857

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xvii. cxli. 1040 They þat bawmeth hem with ius of rue beþ nought..infecte with þe ius of cicuta þat is venym of venymes.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. vii. sig. S8^v Cicuta bad, Which with th'vniust Atheniens made to dy Wise Socrates.

a1651 N. Culverwell White Stone in Elegant Disc. Light of Nature (1652) ii. 162 This sweetned Socrates his Cicute, and made him a cheerful Martyr.

1774 in Pettigrew Life of Lettsom (1817) III. 156 I have observed good effects from the use of the cicuta in the hooping-cough.

1876 tr. H. W. von Ziemssen et al. Cycl. Pract. Med. VI. 726 Chloroform, hyoscyamus, cicuta, nicotine..may be of use in diminishing the violence of the fits of coughing.

Derivatives

cicutene n. (also cicutine)

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1879 H. Watts Dict. Chem. I. 963 Cicutine, an alkaloid..said to exist in the water-hemlock, Cicuta virosa.

cicutoxin n. chemical principles or compounds obtained from Cicuta.

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1881 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Cicutene, a volatile oil obtained from Cicuta virosa. Cicutoxin, the resinous, active constituent of Cicuta.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	cicuta
释义	cicutan. /sɪˈkjuːtə/ Forms: Also 1600s in English form cicute. Etymology: < Latin cicūta, the hemlock given as poison. A genus of poisonous umbelliferous plants, represented in Britain by the Water Hemlock, C. virosa. Formerly a name of the Common Hemlock. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants perceived as weeds or harmful plants > poisonous or harmful plants > [noun] > water hemlock cicutaa1398 water hemlock1764 cow-bane1776 musquash root1807 beaver-poison1857 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xvii. cxli. 1040 They þat bawmeth hem with ius of rue beþ nought..infecte with þe ius of cicuta þat is venym of venymes. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. vii. sig. S8^v Cicuta bad, Which with th'vniust Atheniens made to dy Wise Socrates. a1651 N. Culverwell White Stone in Elegant Disc. Light of Nature (1652) ii. 162 This sweetned Socrates his Cicute, and made him a cheerful Martyr. 1774 in Pettigrew Life of Lettsom (1817) III. 156 I have observed good effects from the use of the cicuta in the hooping-cough. 1876 tr. H. W. von Ziemssen et al. Cycl. Pract. Med. VI. 726 Chloroform, hyoscyamus, cicuta, nicotine..may be of use in diminishing the violence of the fits of coughing. Derivatives cicutene n. (also cicutine) ΚΠ 1879 H. Watts Dict. Chem. I. 963 Cicutine, an alkaloid..said to exist in the water-hemlock, Cicuta virosa. cicutoxin n. chemical principles or compounds obtained from Cicuta. ΚΠ 1881 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Cicutene, a volatile oil obtained from Cicuta virosa. Cicutoxin, the resinous, active constituent of Cicuta. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.a1398
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