hemlock

A highly poisonous plant (genus Conium) with small white flowers and a distinctive smell, historically used in executions; also refers to a poisonous drink made from this plant.

• 🇩🇪Stark giftige Pflanze der Gattung Conium mit kleinen weißen Blüten und charakteristischem Geruch, historisch für Hinrichtungen verwendet; bezeichnet auch den aus dieser Pflanze bereiteten Giftbecher.

1. Poisonous plant C1 formal scientific

   A highly poisonous plant (Conium maculatum) with white flowers and a foul smell, historically used for executions.

   • Socrates was famously executed by drinking a cup of hemlock.
   • Hemlock grows wild in many parts of Europe and North America.
   • The leaves of hemlock resemble parsley and can be deadly if ingested.

   🇩🇪Schierling

   Synonyme: coniumpoison hemlock

2. Evergreen tree C1 formal scientific

   A type of coniferous tree (genus Tsuga) native to North America and Asia, valued for its timber.

   • The forest was dominated by tall hemlock trees.
   • Hemlock wood is often used for construction and paper production.
   • The western hemlock is the state tree of Washington.

   🇩🇪Hemlocktanne

   Synonyme: tsuga

• hemlocks plural form
• hemlocks' possessive plural form
• hemlock's possessive singular form