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hemlock tree
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  hemlock tree - an evergreen tree hemlockgenus Tsuga, Tsuga - hemlock; hemlock fir; hemlock sprucehemlock - soft coarse splintery wood of a hemlock tree especially the western hemlockCanadian hemlock, eastern hemlock, spruce pine, Tsuga canadensis - common forest tree of the eastern United States and Canada; used especially for pulpwoodCarolina hemlock, Tsuga caroliniana - medium-sized evergreen of southeastern United States having spreading branches and widely diverging cone scalesblack hemlock, mountain hemlock, Tsuga mertensiana - large evergreen of western United States; wood much harder than Canadian hemlockPacific hemlock, Tsuga heterophylla, west coast hemlock, western hemlock - tall evergreen of western North America; commercially important timber treeconifer, coniferous tree - any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones |
hemlock tree
 hemlock tree hemlock treeNot to be confused with poison hemlock which is a weed, the hemlock tree is an actual tree with flat pine-type needles and cones, and it’s edible, just like pine, the most common use being tea made from the needles. Look like pine trees and can grow very large, up to 180 feet! (60m tall). Has cones like pine cones. There is a poisonous lookalike called the YEW tree, which also has flat soft needle-like leaves with red berries instead of pine cones. Hemlock needles are flat, but bright green on top and silvery underneath. Hemlocks have cones, not berries. Branches are used to make tea for colds, cough, kidney problems ad as a source of vitamin C. Inner bark used for tea for stomach problems, diarrhea, colds, flu, lung and coughs. Expectorant, astringent, helps stop bleeding.hemlock tree
Synonyms for hemlock treenoun an evergreen treeSynonymsRelated Words- genus Tsuga
- Tsuga
- hemlock
- Canadian hemlock
- eastern hemlock
- spruce pine
- Tsuga canadensis
- Carolina hemlock
- Tsuga caroliniana
- black hemlock
- mountain hemlock
- Tsuga mertensiana
- Pacific hemlock
- Tsuga heterophylla
- west coast hemlock
- western hemlock
- conifer
- coniferous tree
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