Dictionary Check: hemlock
"hemlock" is a valid word!
Scrabble
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Definition
noun
poisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus Conium
Example:
"Socrates refused to flee and died by drinking hemlock"
noun
large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all parts extremely poisonous
noun
soft coarse splintery wood of a hemlock tree especially the western hemlock
noun
an evergreen tree, could refer to any one of a genus of conifers named Tsuga
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