hemlock
(noun)
noun
1. poisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus Conium
- Socrates refused to flee and died by drinking hemlock
Definition categories: substance, phytotoxin
2. 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
Definition categories: plant
3. soft coarse splintery wood of a hemlock tree especially the western hemlock
Definition categories: plant, wood
4. an evergreen tree