noun
hemlock; poison hemlock
Refers specifically to the plant Conium maculatum, a highly poisonous species.
ドクニンジンはソクラテスの死刑に使われたとされる毒草だ。
Poison hemlock is the toxic plant said to have been used in Socrates' execution.
Katakana spelling is common for this plant name; usually written in kana.
Kanji spelling is rare and may be encountered in older botanical texts.
Mixed kanji-katakana spelling; included as a search variant.
Compound of 毒 (doku, 'poison') and 人参 (ninjin, 'carrot' or 'ginseng'), referring to the plant's resemblance to edible roots and its toxicity.