Hemlock (Noun)
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.
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Nouns denoting plants.
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Meaning 2
Poisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus Conium; "Socrates refused to flee and died by drinking hemlock".
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Nouns denoting substances.
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Meaning 4
Soft coarse splintery wood of a hemlock tree especially the western hemlock.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.