hemlock

hemlock
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
  2. Conium maculatum, family Umbelliferae
    拉丁名 Conium maculatum,伞形科
    ■[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)
  3. (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
  4. Genus Tsuga, family Pinaceae: several species
    铁杉属,松科:数种
语源
  1. Old English hymlice, hemlic, of unknown origin
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