hemlock

• hemlock

hemlock

Noun

poisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus Conium; "Socrates refused to flee and died by drinking hemlock"

Synonyms:

• hemlock

Noun

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:

• hemlock
• poison hemlock
• poison parsley
• California fern
• Nebraska fern
• winter fern
• Conium maculatum

Noun

soft coarse splintery wood of a hemlock tree especially the western hemlock

Synonyms:

• hemlock

Noun

an evergreen tree

Synonyms:

• hemlock
• hemlock tree