The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hemlock \Hem"lock\, n. [OE. hemeluc, humloc, AS. hemlic,
hymlic.]
1. (Bot.) The name of several poisonous umbelliferous herbs
having finely cut leaves and small white flowers, as the
Cicuta maculata, Cicuta bulbifera, and Cicuta
virosa, and the Conium maculatum. See Conium.
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Note: The potion of hemlock administered to Socrates is by
some thought to have been a decoction of Cicuta
virosa, or water hemlock, by others, of Conium
maculatum.
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2. (Bot.) An evergreen tree common in North America (Abies
Canadensis or Tsuga Canadensis); hemlock spruce.
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The murmuring pines and the hemlocks. --Longfellow.
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3. The wood or timber of the hemlock tree.
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Ground hemlock, or Dwarf hemlock. See under Ground.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Musquash \Mus"quash\, n. [American Indian name.] (Zool.)
See Muskrat.
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Musquash root (Bot.), an umbelliferous plant (Cicuta
maculata), having a poisonous root. See Water hemlock.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cowbane \Cow"bane`\ (kou"b[=a]n`), n. (Bot.)
A poisonous umbelliferous plant; in England, the Cicuta
virosa; in the United States, the Cicuta maculata and the
Archemora rigida. See Water hemlock.
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