26984 words

hemlock

5 definitions • 5 examples
1
a type of poison made from a plant:

Examples:

Socrates was made to drink hemlock after being condemned for corrupting the youth of Athens.
2
a plant with small white flowers and divided leaves from which the poison hemlock comes:

Examples:

Beware, because this plant looks very similar to poisonous hemlock.
water hemlock Water hemlock is among Europe and North America's most toxic plants.
3
an evergreen tree (= one that never loses its leaves) that grows in North America, used for its wood:

Examples:

The hiking trail winds past towering hemlocks and oaks.
the hemlock forests of North America
5
Hemlock is also a type of evergreen tree or its wood.

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