What is the Latin word for hemlock?

The usual Latin words for “hemlock” are cicūta, cōnīum, Persius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

English → Latin

“hemlock” in Latin

cicūtaa plant, poison hemlock, probably either Conium maculatum or Cicuta virosa; the juice of the hemlock given to prisoners cōnīumhemlock Persiusa Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

hemlock

cicuta: *conium (Linn.). As poison, succus cicutae, or cicuta only (Persius, 4, 2). To drink the hemlock (i. e., at Athens), exhaurire illud mortis poculum; cicutam sorbere (☞ Persius, 4, 2, sorbitio cicutae); poculum veneno mixtum haurire.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for hemlock?: The usual Latin words for “hemlock” are cicūta, cōnīum, Persius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.