Hemlock Definition & Meaning
hemlock
- noun
- poisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus Conium; "Socrates refused to flee and died by drinking hemlock"
- 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
- soft coarse splintery wood of a hemlock tree especially the western hemlock
- an evergreen tree
"Hemlock" in song lyrics
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"poison hemlock"
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"birds nest hemlock"
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"weeping hemlock"
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- What does hemlock mean?
- poisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus Conium; "Socrates refused to flee and died by drinking hemlock" 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 soft coarse splintery wood of a hemlock tree especially the western hemlock an evergreen tree
- What part of speech is hemlock?
- Hemlock is a noun.
- How many definitions does hemlock have?
- Hemlock has 4 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).