HEMLOCK

The word 'hemlock' has two commonly understood meanings, and may also refer to a number of other things:

★ Conium, or more specifically, ''Conium maculatum'', a common European herb that was probably the state poison of Ancient Greece. This is the more commonly understood meaning in European and most historical contexts.

★ Tsuga, a genus of coniferous trees native to North America and East Asia. This is the more commonly understood meaning in the United States and Canada.

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Other plants

Towns in the United States

Other uses

Other plants

★ Several other poisonous plants in the family Apiaceae (formerly Umbelliferae) are sometimes called hemlock:

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★ Water Hemlock or cowbane

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★ Hemlock Water Dropwort (''Oenanthe crocota'') is a species in the related genus ''Oenanthe''

Towns in the United States

★ Hemlock, Michigan

★ Hemlock, Ohio

Other uses

★ Hemlock Society, a group advocating assisted suicide

★ Hemlock (company), a chemicals manufacturer specialising in silicon products

★ Hemlock, a variant of the Emacs text editor for Unix

★ Hemlock Records, a record label based out of Chicago, Illinois

★ Hemlock is a heavy metal band from Las Vegas, Nevada

★ Hemlock was also the name of a black metal project by bass player Dan Lilker

★ Sherlock Hemlock, the name of a Muppet detective

★ Hemlock (play), an original play by playwright Bob Jude Ferrante

★ Hemlock's Diary is a political, economic and social blog written in Hong Kong