hemlock

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈhɛmˌlɒk/

Noun

hemlock

1. Any of the poisonous umbelliferous plants, of the genera
   1. Conium, either Conium maculatum or Conium chaerophylloides.
   2. Cicuta, water hemlock plant.
2. The poison obtained from these Conium and Cicuta plants.
3. Any of several coniferous trees, of the genus Tsuga, that grow in North America; the wood of such trees.

Synonyms

• (Conium) beaver poison, devil's porridge, herb bennet, musquash root, poison hemlock, poison parsley, spotted corobane, spotted hemlock Conium maculatum; Conium chaerophylloides; Conium conium maculatum

Translations

• French: pruche
• German: Hemlocktanne, Schierlingstanne
• Portuguese: tsuga
• Russian: тсу́га
• Spanish: falso abeto

Translations

• French: ciguë
• German: Schierling, (Conium maculatum) Gefleckter Schierling / Fleckenschierling
• Italian: cicuta
• Portuguese: cicuta
• Russian: болиголо́в
• Spanish: cicuta

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