cicuta

/sɪˈkjuːtə/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cicūta. Apparently related to kex/kix.

cicuta means Hemlock. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 73 out of 100.

noun

Hemlock.“cicuta, or hemlock, is a strong poison in Greece, but with us it hath no such violent effects […].”