Synonyms for hemlock
ˈhɛmˌlɒkhem·lock

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1. hemlocknoun

   Synonyms:
   Musquash Root, Spotted Corobane, Herb Bennet, Poison Hemlock, Devils Porridge, Poison Parsley, Beaver Poison, Spotted Hemlock, Conium maculatum

2. hemlocknoun

   Any of several poisonous umbelliferous plants, of the genera Conium (Conium maculatum and Conium chaerophylloides) and Cicuta; the poison obtained from these plants.

   Synonyms:
   Devils Porridge, Musquash Root, Herb Bennet, Poison Parsley, Conium maculatum, Spotted Hemlock, Poison Hemlock, Spotted Corobane, Beaver Poison

3. hemlocknoun

   Any of several coniferous trees, of the genus Tsuga, that grow in North America; the wood of such trees.

   Synonyms:
   Conium maculatum, Herb Bennet, Spotted Corobane, Devils Porridge, Spotted Hemlock, Musquash Root, Poison Hemlock, Beaver Poison, Poison Parsley

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.0 / 4 votes

1. hemlocknoun

   poisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus Conium

   "Socrates refused to flee and died by drinking hemlock"

   Synonyms:
   poison hemlock, hemlock tree, winter fern, poison parsley

2. hemlock, poison hemlock, poison parsley, California fern, Nebraska fern, winter fern, Conium maculatumnoun

   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

   Synonyms:
   poison hemlock, hemlock tree, winter fern, poison parsley

3. hemlocknoun

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

   Synonyms:
   poison hemlock, hemlock tree, winter fern, poison parsley

4. hemlock, hemlock treenoun

   an evergreen tree

   Synonyms:
   poison hemlock, hemlock tree, winter fern, poison parsley

Matched Categories

1. • Conifer
   • Plant Toxin
   • Poisonous Plant
   • Wood

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1. Carol Schweitzer:

   In addition, there was a lot of spruce and hemlock and those three pollens the researcher was able to articulate were from the northeastern U.S., probably in a very heavy forest area.

2. Carol Schweitzer:

   Dominant pollen that was found on this young lady’s clothing was oak, in addition, there was a lot of spruce and hemlock and those three pollens the researcher was able to articulate were from the northeastern U.S., probably in a very heavy forest area.