1. a poisonous plant with small white flowers and finely divided leaves
2. an evergreen tree with short flat needles and small cones
3. the wood of the hemlock tree

Examples

• Socrates was executed by drinking a cup of hemlock.
• The ancient Greeks used hemlock as a method of execution.
• Tall hemlocks shaded the forest path.
• The cabin was built with hemlock timber.
• Eastern hemlock trees are common in North American forests.
• Be careful not to confuse wild carrots with deadly hemlock.
• The hemlock grove provided excellent shelter from the wind.