poison hemlock

noun

Definition of POISON HEMLOCK

: a large European biennial poisonous herb (Conium maculatum) of the carrot family that is naturalized in the United States and has finely divided leaves and small white flowers — compare water hemlock

First Known Use of POISON HEMLOCK

circa 1818

Rhymes with POISON HEMLOCK

against the clock, around-the-clock, atomic clock, capital stock, Czechoslovak, electroshock, grandfather clock, insulin shock, out of wedlock, Pontianak, turn back the clock, Vladivostok

Medical Dictionary

poison hemlock

noun

Medical Definition of POISON HEMLOCK

: a large branching biennial poisonous herb of the genus Conium (C. maculatum) with finely divided leaves and white flowers

: water hemlock

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