hemlock

n 1: large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa

and adventive in North America having large fernlike

leaves and white flowers; usually found in damp

habitats; all parts extremely poisonous [syn: {poison

hemlock}, {poison parsley}, {California fern}, {Nebraska

fern}, {winter fern}, {Conium maculatum}]

2: soft coarse splintery wood of a hemlock tree especially the

western hemlock

3: an evergreen tree [syn: {hemlock tree}]