hemlock
/ˈhɛmˌlɒk/ noun C2- Conium, either Conium maculatum or Conium chaerophylloides.
- Cicuta (water hemlock).
- Poison obtained from these Conium and Cicuta plants.
- Any of several coniferous trees, of the genus Tsuga, that grow in North America; the wood of such trees.
Plural hemlocks
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