hemlock
noun
- a poisonous European plant (Conium maculatum) of the umbel family, with compound umbels of small, white flowers and finely divided leaves; poison hemlock
- a poison made from this plant
- water hemlock
- 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
- the wood of such a tree
See hemlock in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(hĕmˈlŏkˌ)
nouna. Any of various coniferous evergreen trees of the genus Tsuga of North America and eastern Asia, having small cones and short flat leaves with two white bands underneath.
b. The wood of such trees, used as a source of lumber, wood pulp, and tannic acid.
a. Any of several poisonous plants of the genera Conium and Cicuta, such as the poison hemlock.
b. A poison obtained from the poison hemlock.
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hemlock
Eastern hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
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