'Hemlock' definitions:

Definition of 'hemlock'

From: WordNet
noun
Poisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus Conium; "Socrates refused to flee and died by drinking hemlock"
noun
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 [syn: hemlock, poison hemlock, poison parsley, California fern, Nebraska fern, winter fern, Conium maculatum]
noun
Soft coarse splintery wood of a hemlock tree especially the western hemlock
noun
An evergreen tree [syn: hemlock, hemlock tree]

Definition of 'Hemlock'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 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}. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Bot.) An evergreen tree common in North America ({Abies Canadensis} or Tsuga Canadensis); hemlock spruce. [1913 Webster]
  • The murmuring pines and the hemlocks. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. The wood or timber of the hemlock tree. [1913 Webster]
  • Ground hemlock, or Dwarf hemlock. See under Ground. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Hemlock'

From: Easton
  • Hemlock
  • Heb. rosh (Hos. 10:4; rendered "gall" in Deut. 29:18; 32:32; Ps. 69:21; Jer. 9:15; 23:15; "poison," Job 20:16; "venom," Deut. 32:33). "Rosh is the name of some poisonous plant which grows quickly and luxuriantly; of a bitter taste, and therefore coupled with wormwood (Deut. 29:18; Lam. 3:19). Hence it would seem to be not the hemlock cicuta, nor the colocynth or wild gourd, nor lolium darnel, but the poppy so called from its heads" (Gesenius, Lex.).
  • Heb. la'anah, generally rendered "wormwood" (q.v.), Deut. 29:18, Text 17; Prov. 5:4; Jer. 9:15; 23:15. Once it is rendered "hemlock" (Amos 6:12; R.V., "wormwood"). This Hebrew word is from a root meaning "to curse," hence the accursed.

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Hemlock, OH -- U.S. village in Ohio

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Hemlock, OH -- U.S. village in Ohio
Population (2000) :
142
Housing Units (2000) :
58
Land area (2000) :
0.379433 sq. miles (0.982728 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.379433 sq. miles (0.982728 sq. km)
FIPS code :
34888
Located within :
Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
Location :
39.591447 N, 82.156365 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
43730
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Hemlock, MI -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Michigan

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Hemlock, MI -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Michigan
Population (2000) :
1585
Housing Units (2000) :
650
Land area (2000) :
2.539578 sq. miles (6.577476 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
2.539578 sq. miles (6.577476 sq. km)
FIPS code :
37600
Located within :
Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
Location :
43.413113 N, 84.231513 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
48626
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

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