ETYM Old Eng. hemeluc, humloc, AS. hemlic, hymlic.
Plant Conium maculatum of the carrot family Umbelliferae, native to Europe, W Asia, and N Africa. Reaching up to 2 m/6 ft high, it bears umbels of small white flowers. The whole plant, especially the root and fruit, is poisonous, causing paralysis of the nervous system. The name hemlock is also applied to members of the genus Tsuga of North American and Asiatic conifers of the pine family.
1. An evergreen tree; SYN. hemlock tree.
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.
3. Soft coarse splintery wood of a hemlock tree especially the western hemlock. + prikaži više