Hemlock Meaning

There are 4 meaning(s) for word Hemlock

Meaning 1 : large 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

    Synonyms : california fern,  conium maculatum,  nebraska fern,  poison hemlock,  poison parsley,  winter fern
Meaning 2 : an evergreen tree

    Synonyms : hemlock tree
Meaning 3 : poisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus Conium

    Example : Socrates refused to flee and died by drinking hemlock

Meaning 4 : soft coarse splintery wood of a hemlock tree especially the western hemlock


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