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water hemlock

wa·ter hem·lock
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [waw-ter, wot-er hem-lok]
    • /ˈwɔ tər, ˈwɒt ər ˈhɛmˌlɒk/
    • /ˈwɔːtə(r) ˈhem.lɒk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [waw-ter, wot-er hem-lok]
    • /ˈwɔ tər, ˈwɒt ər ˈhɛmˌlɒk/

Definitions of water hemlock words

  • noun water hemlock any of several poisonous plants belonging to the genus Cicuta, of the parsley family, as C. virosa of Europe, and C. maculata of North America, growing in swamps and marshy places. 1
  • noun water hemlock any of a genus (Cicuta) of perennial plants of the umbel family, with compound umbels of small white flowers and intensely poisonous, tuberous roots, found in the Northern Hemisphere in moist places 0
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Origin of water hemlock

First appearance:

before 1755
One of the 47% newest English words
First recorded in 1755-65

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Parts of speech for Water hemlock

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water hemlock popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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