/ ˈhemlɒk; NAmE -lɑːk/ noun
1.
[ U , C ] a poisonous plant with a mass of small white flowers growing at the end of a stem that is covered in spots
2.
[ U ] poison made from hemlock
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English hymlice , hemlic , of unknown origin.
/ ˈhemlɒk; NAmE -lɑːk/ noun
1.
[ U , C ] a poisonous plant with a mass of small white flowers growing at the end of a stem that is covered in spots
2.
[ U ] poison made from hemlock
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English hymlice , hemlic , of unknown origin.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005