hemlock

noun

1. poisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus Conium

   noun.substance

   Examples

   Socrates refused to flee and died by drinking hemlock.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

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

   noun.plant

   Synonyms california fern conium maculatum nebraska fern poison hemlock poison parsley winter fern

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. soft coarse splintery wood of a hemlock tree especially the western hemlock

   noun.plant

   Source: WordNet 3.0

4. an evergreen tree

   noun.plant

   Synonyms american holly christmas holly hemlock tree

   Source: WordNet 3.0

5. The name of several poisonous umbelliferous herbs having finely cut leaves and small white flowers, as the <i>Cicuta maculata</i>, <i>bulbifera</i>, and <i>virosa</i>, and the <i>Conium maculatum</i>. See <u>Conium</u>.

   noun

   Source: webster1913