noun

hemlock

hemlock

Socrates was forced to drink a poison made from hemlock.

Socrates was forced to drink a poison made from hemlock.

The cabin was built with logs from the hemlock tree.

The cabin was built with logs from the hemlock tree.

((noun)) a poisonous plant or a type of coniferous tree. Socrates drank poison from hemlock.

Synonyms (as a poison): poison, toxin, venom

From Old English 'hymlice', of uncertain origin.

Remember the famous story of Socrates, who died by drinking a cup of hemlock.

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