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hemlock

/ hemlock /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
an evergreen tree
Type of:
conifer coniferous tree
Kinds of:
eastern hemlock Canadian hemlock spruce pine Tsuga canadensis Carolina hemlock
Has parts:
Tsuga genus Tsuga
noun Sense 2
soft coarse splintery wood of a hemlock tree especially the western hemlock
Type of:
wood
Has parts:
hemlock tree
noun Sense 3
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
Type of:
poisonous plant
Has parts:
Conium genus Conium
noun Sense 4
poisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus Conium
"Socrates refused to flee and died by drinking hemlock"
Type of:
plant toxin phytotoxin
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
16
Times Searched
2
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Related Words

conifer coniferous tree eastern hemlock Canadian hemlock spruce pine Tsuga canadensis Carolina hemlock wood poisonous plant plant toxin phytotoxin