Water Fennel (Noun)
Meaning
European poisonous herb with fibrous roots.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The fields were overgrown with water-fennel, its fibrous roots making it difficult to eradicate.
- She carefully avoided the patches of water-fennel that grew along the riverbank, knowing it to be poisonous.
- After years of trying, the farmer finally rid his land of the invasive water-fennel that had taken over.
- In medieval times, water-fennel was sometimes used in herbal remedies, but its toxicity made it a risky choice.
- Hikers were warned to watch out for the clusters of upright leaves that signaled the presence of water-fennel along the trails.