Hemlocks

What does HEMLOCKS mean?

Hemlocks is a form of HEMLOCK.

1. noun

   poisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus Conium

   “Socrates refused to flee and died by drinking hemlock”

2. noun

   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

3. noun

   soft coarse splintery wood of a hemlock tree especially the western hemlock

4. noun

   an evergreen tree

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.