Any of the poisonous umbelliferous plants, of the genera
Used in a Sentence
hemlock
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for hemlock.
Editorial note
More recently the Hemlock came under attack from the hemlock woolly adelgid, an accidentally introduced Asian insect.
Examples17
Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
Any of the poisonous umbelliferous plants, of the genera
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of hemlock gathered in one view.
Conium, either Conium maculatum or Conium chaerophylloides.
Cicuta (water hemlock).
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for hemlock.
noun
Any of the poisonous umbelliferous plants, of the genera
See also: poison-hemlock, hemlock-tree, poison-parsley, california-fern, nebraska-fern
noun
Conium, either Conium maculatum or Conium chaerophylloides.
See also: poison-hemlock, hemlock-tree, poison-parsley, california-fern, nebraska-fern
noun
Cicuta (water hemlock).
See also: poison-hemlock, hemlock-tree, poison-parsley, california-fern, nebraska-fern
noun
Poison obtained from these Conium and Cicuta plants.
See also: poison-hemlock, hemlock-tree, poison-parsley, california-fern, nebraska-fern
Example sentences
More recently the Hemlock came under attack from the hemlock woolly adelgid, an accidentally introduced Asian insect.
It must have been the issue in ancient Greek times, recalling the incident with Socrates and the hemlock...
It is also an Emacs, but written in Common Lisp and based on the Hemlock Emacs of CMU.
Remember that Socrates (among other enemies of the Athenian state) died after drinking an infusion of hemlock.
Climacs and Hemlock have existed for many years, but there's been no flood of users.
The next generation will not be able to imagine what a mature hemlock looked like.
If they’re looking at distributed or high-availability systems, swallow a mug of hemlock.
It seems just as likely to me that a 50% reduction in suicide by firearm would be followed by 1000% increase in suicide by hemlock.
That's why they gave Socrates hemlock to drink; even though it must have been agonizing, it was respectful because it maintained the integrity of his body.
Your hemlock hypothetical already exists.
A commercial Hemlock variant: LispWorks.
> Socrates took the hemlock not because he thought it would be good for him personally, but because he thought it was a good thing for citizens to obey the law.
Quote examples
Orange carrots might've also been an easy "ok, it's not hemlock, it's safe" indicator.
My Pavlovian response is "Mmmm Hemlock, excruciatingly painful killer of goodness and smartness".
Proper noun examples
Mostly derivatives of Hemlock, an Emacs editor written in Common Lisp by CMU in the early 80s.
Hemlock Grove though I went on a complete binge, every episode that ended I wanted to watch the next one.
Hemlock doesn't have a large taproot like cultivated carrot, it's really not possible to confuse them (unless you're eating the leaves like your article suggests...
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use hemlock in a sentence?
More recently the Hemlock came under attack from the hemlock woolly adelgid, an accidentally introduced Asian insect.
What does hemlock mean?
Any of the poisonous umbelliferous plants, of the genera
What part of speech is hemlock?
hemlock is commonly used as noun.