Conium

ko'ni-um, n. (Bot.) An umbelliferous plant, poison hemlock. [NL., Gr. koneion.] — Co'nia, -nt-a, Co'nine, -nin, n. An alkaloid obtained by distillation of hemlock with potasb-lye, intensely poisonous, paralyzing the motor nerves. Conjecture, kon-jek>chur, n. Formation of an opinion on presumptive evidence; surmise, —v. and [-TURED (-churd), -tueing.] To infer on slight evidence, surmise, suspect, gue . [F. L. conjectura, a gue , conjicere, to cast together, fr. core and jacere, to throw.] — Conjec'turer, — Conjee 'titrable, a. — Conjec'tural, a. Depending on, etc. —