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Definition of Poisonous plant
1. Noun. A plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism.
Specialized synonyms: Aconite, Baneberry, Cohosh, Herb Christopher, Hellebore, Dogbane, Nerium Oleander, Oleander, Rose Bay, Climbing Lily, Creeping Lily, Gloriosa, Gloriosa Superba, Glory Lily, Common Snowberry, Snowberry, Symphoricarpos Alba, Waxberry, American Holly, Christmas Holly, Poison Ash, Poison Dogwood, Poison Sumac, Rhus Vernix, Toxicodendron Vernix, Markweed, Poison Ivy, Poison Mercury, Poison Oak, Rhus Radicans, Toxicodendron Radicans, Rhus Diversiloba, Toxicodendron Diversilobum, Western Poison Oak, Eastern Poison Oak, Rhus Quercifolia, Rhus Toxicodenedron, Toxicodendron Quercifolium, Chinese Lacquer Tree, Japanese Lacquer Tree, Japanese Sumac, Japanese Varnish Tree, Lacquer Tree, Rhus Verniciflua, Toxicodendron Vernicifluum, Varnish Tree, Lantana, Aethusa Cynapium, Fool's Parsley, Lesser Hemlock, Cicuta Verosa, Water Hemlock, Spotted Cowbane, Spotted Hemlock, Spotted Water Hemlock, California Fern, Conium Maculatum, Hemlock, Nebraska Fern, Poison Hemlock, Poison Parsley, Winter Fern, Hemlock Water Dropwort, Oenanthe Crocata, Water Dropwort, Oenanthe Aquatica, Water Fennel
Lexicographical Neighbors of Poisonous Plant
Literary usage of Poisonous plant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"... of the year has a direct influence on the activity of a poisonous plant. ...
the classic poisonous plant, from which came the death-draught of the ..."
2. Ten Years in Equatoria and the Return with Emin Pasha by Gaetano Casati (1891)
"Crossing the Dongu—Boats—Hippopotami—Crocodiles—A poisonous plant— The colony of
... poisonous plant ..."
3. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (1904)
"poisonous plant INVESTIGATIONS. The poisonous plant exhibit consists of two parts:
Plants poisonous to man and to live stock. ..."
4. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1904)
"poisonous plant INVESTIGATIONS. The poisonous plant exhibit consists of two parts:
Plants poisonous to man and to live stock. ..."
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