HEMLOCK


Meaning of HEMLOCK in English

/ 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.

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