hemlock

1. (noun) an evergreen tree
Synonyms: hemlock tree
Related Words: Canadian hemlock, Carolina hemlock, Pacific hemlock, Tsuga canadensis, Tsuga caroliniana, Tsuga heterophylla, Tsuga mertensiana, black hemlock, conifer, coniferous tree, eastern hemlock, mountain hemlock, spruce pine, west coast hemlock, western hemlock

2. (noun) soft coarse splintery wood of a hemlock tree especially the western hemlock
Related Words: wood

3. (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: California fern, Conium maculatum, Nebraska fern, poison hemlock, poison parsley, winter fern
Related Words: poisonous plant



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