HEMLOCK


Meaning of HEMLOCK in English

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

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