Poisonous Plant (Noun)
Meaning
A plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- While exploring the rainforest, Sarah carefully avoided a poisonous plant that could cause painful blisters upon contact.
- The park ranger warned the hikers about a rare poisonous plant that had recently bloomed along the trail.
- Children playing in the backyard were cautioned to stay away from the poisonous plant that had grown beside the fence.
- Some poisonous plants look harmless, making it essential to identify them before accidentally ingesting their toxic leaves or berries.
- In some cultures, poisonous plants are used for medicinal purposes under close supervision of experts to minimize their toxicity.
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- Symphoricarpos Alba
- Japanese Sumac
- Aethusa Cynapium
- Spotted Hemlock
- Poison Dogwood
- Spotted Water Hemlock
- Hemlock Water Dropwort
- Creeping Lily
- Christmas Holly
- Oenanthe Aquatica
- Toxicodendron Radicans
- Nebraska Fern
- Poison Parsley
- Herb Christopher
- Common Snowberry
- Rhus Toxicodenedron
- Rhus Verniciflua
- Rhus Diversiloba
- Lacquer Tree
- Lesser Hemlock
- Poison Hemlock
- Toxicodendron Diversilobum
- Waxberry
- Cicuta Verosa
- Toxicodendron Vernix
- Poison Mercury
- Chinese Lacquer Tree
- Conium Maculatum
- Rhus Quercifolia
- Markweed
- Toxicodendron Vernicifluum
- California Fern
- Toxicodendron Quercifolium
- Rhus Radicans
- Oenanthe Crocata
- Glory Lily
- Japanese Lacquer Tree
- Japanese Varnish Tree
- Rhus Vernix
- Climbing Lily
- Poison Sumac
- Winter Fern
- Gloriosa Superba
- Nerium Oleander
- Rose Bay
- Cohosh
- Poison Oak