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.

• 🇵🇹Planta muito venenosa do gênero Conium, com pequenas flores brancas e cheiro característico, historicamente usada em execuções; também se refere à bebida venenosa preparada a partir dessa planta.

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.

   🇵🇹Cicuta

   Sinônimos: 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.

   🇵🇹Tsuga

   Sinônimos: tsuga

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