hemlock


Definition: Meaning of, hemlock in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈhɛmlɒk /

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hemlock hemlocks or hemlock
[uncountable and countable]
  1. a very poisonous plant, or the poison that is made from it
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hemlock used in phrases

  • Canadian hemlock (noun)
    1. common forest tree of the eastern United States and Canada; used especially for pulpwood
  • Carolina hemlock (noun)
    1. medium-sized evergreen of southeastern United States having spreading branches and widely diverging cone scales
  • Hemlock Society, the
    1. an organization in the US which aims to change the law that prevents helping seriously ill people to die if they wish to. The organization gives advice to such people and their families. There is a similar organization in the UK called EXIT .
  • Pacific hemlock (noun)
    1. tall evergreen of western North America; commercially important timber tree
  • black hemlock (noun)
    1. large evergreen of western United States; wood much harder than Canadian hemlock
  • douglas hemlock (noun)
    1. lofty douglas fir of northwestern North America having short needles and egg-shaped cones
  • eastern hemlock (noun)
    1. common forest tree of the eastern United States and Canada; used especially for pulpwood
  • hemlock tree (noun)
    1. an evergreen tree
  • hemlock water dropwort (noun)
    1. european poisonous herb having tuberous roots, yellow juice that stains the skin, yellow flowers and foliage resembling celery; all parts extremely poisonous
  • lesser hemlock (noun)
    1. european weed naturalized in America that resembles parsley but causes nausea and poisoning when eaten
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