ground hemlock

ground hem·lock

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Definitions of ground hemlock words

noun ground hemlock a prostrate yew, Taxus canadensis, of eastern North America, having short, flat needles and red, berrylike fruit. 1
noun ground hemlock a low, spreading evergreen shrub (Taxus canadensis) of the yew family, native to the NE U.S. 0

before 1825

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