Dictionary Check: hemlock

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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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