hemlock
/ˈhemlɒk/noun
1
- a highly poisonous European plant of the parsley family, with a purple-spotted stem, fern-like leaves, small white flowers, and an unpleasant smell毒参, 芹叶钩吻。
1.1
- Conium maculatum, family Umbelliferae.拉丁名 Conium maculatum, 伞形科。
1.2
- mass noun a sedative or poisonous potion obtained from this plant（从芹叶钩吻中提炼出的）镇静剂（或毒药）。
2
- （亦作hemlock fir 或 spruce）a coniferous North American tree with dark green foliage which is said to smell like hemlock when crushed, grown chiefly for timber（北美）铁杉。
2.1
- Genus Tsuga, family Pinaceae: several species.铁杉属, 松科：数种。
词源
Old English hymlice, hemlic, of unknown origin.