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hemlock > 4 senses
NOUN1hemlockPoisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus Conium
2hemlock, poison hemlock, poison parsley, California fern, Nebraska fern, winter fern, Conium maculatumLarge branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers
3hemlockSoft coarse splintery wood of a hemlock tree especially the western hemlock
4hemlock, hemlock treeAn evergreen tree
hemlock > pronunciation
Soundshheh'mlaa.k
Rhymesaftershock, antiknock, Antioch, and 84 more rhymes in aak...
hemlock > noun 1, substance
MeaningPoisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus Conium.
Examples"Socrates refused to flee and died by drinking hemlock"
Broaderplant toxin, phytotoxin
hemlock > noun 2, plant
MeaningLarge branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers. Usually found in damp habitats. All parts extremely poisonous.
Synonymspoison hemlock, poison parsley, California fern, Nebraska fern, winter fern, Conium maculatum
Member ofConium, genus Conium
Broaderpoisonous plant
hemlock > noun 3, plant
MeaningSoft coarse splintery wood of a hemlock tree especially the western hemlock.
Substance ofhemlock, hemlock tree
Broaderwood
hemlock > noun 4, plant
MeaningAn evergreen tree.
Synonymshemlock tree
Member ofTsuga, genus Tsuga
Substanceshemlock
Broaderconifer, coniferous tree
Narrowereastern hemlock, Canadian hemlock, spruce pine, Tsuga canadensis; Carolina hemlock, Tsuga caroliniana; mountain hemlock, black hemlock, Tsuga mertensiana; western hemlock, Pacific hemlock, west coast hemlock, Tsuga heterophylla

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