Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

conium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.27 in modern English

Syllables: co-ni-um
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the species in the genus Conium of poisonous perennial herbaceous flowering plants.

Etymology

From the genus name.

Inflected Forms

coniums (plural)

Synonyms

poison hemlock

Questions

What does conium mean?: Any of the species in the genus Conium of poisonous perennial herbaceous flowering plants.
Where does conium come from?: From the genus name.

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