hemlock

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1. (countable, uncountable)Any of the poisonous umbelliferous plants, of the genera

   “Have a tree or two the witches particularly like, such as the alder, larch, cypress and hemlock; then, to counteract any possible evil effects, there must be a holly, yew, hazel, elder, mountain ash or juniper.”

   “In the Tyrol, on May Day, it was the custom to smoke out witches by burning bundles of black and red spotted hemlock. In the eighteenth century hemlock was used for treating cancer, syphilis, and ulcers.”

   “There were bunches of wild garlic to keep out evil spirits, foxgloves for healing spells and hemlock and vervain for darker magic.”

2. (countable, uncountable)Any of the poisonous umbelliferous plants, of the genera
3. (countable, uncountable)Poison obtained from these Conium and Cicuta plants.
4. (countable, uncountable)Any of several coniferous trees, of the genus Tsuga, that grow in North America; the wood of such trees.

   “The wind blows and the hemlocks wave their feathery leading shoots. Such a graceful profile, so elegant a tree.”

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