Meaning
2 senses(uncountable, usually)European hemlock Conium maculatum, an extremely poisonous plant in the carrot family, Apiaceae.
(uncountable, usually)A lethally poisonous drink made from the plant.
More definitions
- 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
Examples
1 sentencesSocrates was sentenced to death by drinking an infusion of poison hemlock.
Origin
From poison + hemlock.From poison + hemlock.
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Forms
plural: poison hemlocks| Singular | poison hemlock |
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uncountable
Synonyms
7 synonymsClose in meaning
- 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:hemlockpoison parsleyCalifornia fernNebraska fernwinter fernConium maculatum
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable