ALL meanings of hemlock
hem·lock
H h - noun hemlock A highly poisonous European plant of the parsley family, with a purple-spotted stem, fernlike leaves, small white flowers, and an unpleasant smell. 1
- noun hemlock a poisonous plant, Conium maculatum, of the parsley family, having purple-spotted stems, finely divided leaves, and umbels of small white flowers, used medicinally as a powerful sedative. 1
- noun hemlock a poisonous drink made from this plant. 1
- noun hemlock any of various other plants, especially of the genus Cicuta, as the water hemlock. 1
- noun hemlock Also called hemlock spruce. any of several coniferous trees of the genus Tsuga, native to the U.S., characterized by a pyramidal manner of growth. Compare eastern hemlock, western hemlock. 1
- noun hemlock poisonous plant 1
- noun hemlock the soft, light wood of a hemlock tree, used in making paper, in the construction of buildings, etc. 1
- noun hemlock poisonous drink 1
- uncountable noun hemlock Hemlock is a poisonous plant. 0
- noun hemlock an umbelliferous poisonous Eurasian plant, Conium maculatum, having finely divided leaves, spotted stems, and small white flowers 0
- noun hemlock a poisonous drug derived from this plant 0
- noun hemlock any coniferous tree of the genus Tsuga, of North America and E Asia, having short flat needles: family Pinaceae 0
- noun hemlock the wood of any of these trees, used for lumber and as a source of wood pulp 0
- noun hemlock a poisonous European plant (Conium maculatum) of the umbel family, with compound umbels of small, white flowers and finely divided leaves; poison hemlock 0
- noun hemlock a poison made from this plant 0
- noun hemlock water hemlock 0
- noun hemlock any of a genus (Tsuga) of North American and Asiatic evergreen trees of the pine family, with drooping branches and short needles: the bark is used in tanning 0
- noun hemlock the wood of such a tree 0