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Definition of hemlock noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

hemlock

noun

NAmE//ˈhɛmlɑk//

1[uncountable, countable] a poisonous plant with a mass of small white flowers growing at the end of a stem that is covered in spots

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2[uncountable] poison made from hemlock

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