transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhem-ˌläk ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English hemlok, from Old English hemlic
Date: before 12th century
1.
a. : any of several poisonous herbs (as a poison hemlock or a water hemlock) of the carrot family having finely cut leaves and small white flowers
b. : a drug or lethal drink prepared from the poison hemlock
2. : any of a genus ( Tsuga ) of evergreen coniferous trees of the pine family ; also : the soft light splintery wood of a hemlock