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hemlock
(hemlɒk)
uncountable noun
Hemlock is a poisonous plant.
hemlock in British English
(ˈhɛmˌlɒk)
noun
1.
an umbelliferous poisonous Eurasian plant, Conium maculatum, having finely divided leaves, spotted stems, and small white flowers
US name: poison hemlock. See also water hemlock2.
a poisonous drug derived from this plant
3. Also called: hemlock spruce
any coniferous tree of the genus Tsuga, of North America and E Asia, having short flat needles: family Pinaceae
See also western hemlock 4.
the wood of any of these trees, used for lumber and as a source of wood pulp
Word origin
Old English hymlic; perhaps related to hymele hop plant, Middle Low German homele, Old Norwegian humli, Old Slavonic chǔmelïhemlock in American English
(ˈhɛmˌlɑk)
noun
1.
a.
a poisonous European plant (Conium maculatum) of the umbel family, with compound umbels of small, white flowers and finely divided leaves; poison hemlock
b.
a poison made from this plant
2.
water hemlock
3.
a.
any of a genus (Tsuga) of North American and Asiatic evergreen trees of the pine family, with drooping branches and short needles: the bark is used in tanning
b.
the wood of such a tree
Word origin
ME hemlok < OE hemlic, hymlic, akin ? to hymele, hopImage ofhemlock
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