Enanthe, Oenanthe (en-an'the). 1

Carum bulbocastanum. 2. Spiraea iilipendula. 3. A genus of umbelliferous plants. Oe. apiifolia. Parsley water dropwort; a poisonous species growing in France. Oe. crocata. Water hemlock, water dropwort, dead tongue; this dangerous English plant occupies a position similar to that of Cicuta in the United States, containing enanthotoxin and a picrotoxin like body. Oe. phellandrium. Water fennel, water dropwort fennel. The fruit contains a volatile and aromatic oil. The fresh leaves are poisonous, producing a sort of paralysis in cattle, but lose their poisonous properties on drying. [Gr., oinos, wine, + an the, the full bloom of a flower.]