Definition of hemlock

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  • hemlock is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 18
  • hemlock is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 18
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Definition of hemlock

  • large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all parts extremely poisonous (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. california fern
    2. conium maculatum
    3. nebraska fern
    4. poison hemlock
    5. poison parsley
    6. winter fern
  • an evergreen tree (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. hemlock tree
  • poisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus Conium (noun)

    Examples

    1. Socrates refused to flee and died by drinking hemlock
  • soft coarse splintery wood of a hemlock tree especially the western hemlock (noun)

See definition of hemlock in Merriam Webster