hemlock

hemlock
hem•lock
[[t]ˈhɛmˌlɒk[/t]] n.
1) pln pha a poisonous plant, Conium maculatum, of the parsley family, having finely divided leaves and umbels of small white flowers
2) a poisonous drink made from this plant
3) pln any of various related plants, esp. of the genus Cicuta, as the water hemlock
4) pln Also called hem′lock spruce′. any of several tall coniferous trees of the genus Tsuga, of the pine family, having short, blunt needles and small cones
5) the soft, light wood of a hemlock tree, used in making paper and in construction
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Etymology: bef. 900; ME hemlok, humlok, OE hymlic, hemlic; perh. akin to OE hymele hop plant

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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