英语词汇“hemlock”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

hem•lock n.

Plant Biology[countable] a poisonous plant of the parsley family.
[uncountable] a poisonous drink made from this plant.
Plant Biology[countable] Also called ˈhem•lock ˈspruce. a tall cone-bearing tree of the pine family.
[uncountable] the soft, light wood of a hemlock tree.

hem•lock n.

Plant Biologya poisonous plant, Conium maculatum, of the parsley family, having purple-spotted stems, finely divided leaves, and umbels of small white flowers, used medicinally as a powerful sedative.
a poisonous drink made from this plant.
Plant Biologyany of various other plants, esp. of the genus Cicuta, as the water hemlock.
Plant BiologyAlso called hem′lock spruce′. any of several coniferous trees of the genus Tsuga, native to the U.S., characterized by a pyramidal manner of growth. Cf. eastern hemlock, western hemlock.
the soft, light wood of a hemlock tree, used in making paper, in the construction of buildings, etc.

bef. 900; Middle English hemlok, humlok, Old English hymlic, hemlic; perh. akin to Old English hymele hop plant

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hemlock /ˈhɛmˌlɒk/ n

an umbelliferous poisonous Eurasian plant, Conium maculatum, having finely divided leaves, spotted stems, and small white flowers
a poisonous drug derived from this plant
Also called: hemlock spruce any coniferous tree of the genus Tsuga, of North America and E Asia, having short flat needles: family Pinaceae

Etymology: Old English hymlic; perhaps related to hymele hop plant, Middle Low German homele, Old Norwegian humli, Old Slavonic chǔmelï

单词	hemlock
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 hem•lock /ˈhɛmˌlɑk/USA pronunciation n. Plant Biology[countable] a poisonous plant of the parsley family. [uncountable] a poisonous drink made from this plant. Plant Biology[countable] Also called ˈhem•lock ˈspruce. a tall cone-bearing tree of the pine family. [uncountable] the soft, light wood of a hemlock tree. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 hem•lock (hem′lok′),USA pronunciation n. Plant Biologya poisonous plant, Conium maculatum, of the parsley family, having purple-spotted stems, finely divided leaves, and umbels of small white flowers, used medicinally as a powerful sedative. a poisonous drink made from this plant. Plant Biologyany of various other plants, esp. of the genus Cicuta, as the water hemlock. Plant BiologyAlso called hem′lock spruce′. any of several coniferous trees of the genus Tsuga, native to the U.S., characterized by a pyramidal manner of growth. Cf. eastern hemlock, western hemlock. the soft, light wood of a hemlock tree, used in making paper, in the construction of buildings, etc. bef. 900; Middle English hemlok, humlok, Old English hymlic, hemlic; perh. akin to Old English hymele hop plant Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: hemlock /ˈhɛmˌlɒk/ n an umbelliferous poisonous Eurasian plant, Conium maculatum, having finely divided leaves, spotted stems, and small white flowers a poisonous drug derived from this plant Also called: hemlock spruce any coniferous tree of the genus Tsuga, of North America and E Asia, having short flat needles: family Pinaceae Etymology: Old English hymlic; perhaps related to hymele hop plant, Middle Low German homele, Old Norwegian humli, Old Slavonic chǔmelï
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