hemlock

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English hemlok, hemeluc, from Old English hemlīc, hymlīc m and hymlīce f (“hemlock, bryony, convolvulus”), of uncertain origin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɛmˌlɒk/ === Noun === hemlock (countable and uncountable, plural hemlocks) Any of the poisonous umbelliferous plants, of the genera Conium, either Conium maculatum or Conium chaerophylloides. Cicuta (water hemlock). Poison obtained from these Conium and Cicuta plants. [from c. 1600] Any of several coniferous trees, of the genus Tsuga, that grow in North America; the wood of such trees. [from 1670] ==== Synonyms ==== (Conium):, devil's bread, devil's porridge, herb bennet, poison hemlock, poison parsley, Conium maculatum, Conium chaerophylloides (Cicuta): beaver poison, cowbane, musquash root, poison parsnip, spotted corobane, water hemlock ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “hemlock”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. hemlock on Wikipedia.Wikipedia