Hemlock
New York lake
Hemlock refers to several poisonous plants, most famously the one used to execute Socrates in ancient Athens.
The poison hemlock is an herbaceous plant with white flowers, deadly when ingested.
Water hemlock is similarly toxic.
Confusingly, hemlock also names a group of coniferous evergreen trees unrelated to the poisonous plants—hemlocks in this sense are valued for timber and ornamental use.
Ancient Athenian questioning philosopher
- toxinBiological-origin harm agent
- deadlyAble to cause expiration
- poisonousCapable of causing death
- alkaloidNitrogenous plant compound
death · execution · lethal · ingestion · paralysis · Plato · suicide · murder
Cone-bearing tree
- evergreenRetains foliage year-round
- needlesSlender pointed instruments
- conesTapering geometric solids
- barkSharp canine vocalization
forest · shade-tolerant · native · branches · foliage · softwood · grove · understory
Wood for construction
- woodTree-derived building material
- constructionProcess of building something
- framingStructural or contextual shaping
- pulpSoft wet mass
plywood · tannin · lumber · milling · boards · beams · building · carpentry
Radial flower cluster
- white flowersLight-hued botanical blooms
- hollow stemTube-shaped plant structure
- roadsideAdjacent to pavement
- ditchShallow excavated channel
invasive · weed · parsley · biennial · taproot · fernlike · Queen Anne's lace · wild carrot
Socrates
Ancient Athenian questioning philosopher
alkaloid · death · execution · lethal · ingestion · paralysis · Plato · suicide · murder · fatal
conifer
Cone-bearing tree
bark · forest · shade-tolerant · native · branches · foliage · softwood · grove · understory · canopy
timber
Wood for construction
- woodTree-derived building material
- constructionProcess of building something
- framingStructural or contextual shaping
pulp · plywood · tannin · lumber · milling · boards · beams · building · carpentry · sheathing
umbel
Radial flower cluster
- white flowersLight-hued botanical blooms
- hollow stemTube-shaped plant structure
- roadsideAdjacent to pavement
ditch · invasive · weed · parsley · biennial · taproot · fernlike · Queen Anne's lace · wild carrot · resemblance
- AppalachiansAppalachians, Blue Ridge Mountains, Blue Ridge Parkway, Great Smoky Mountains, Blue Ridge
- Plant GeneraDahlia, Sorghum, Rosa, Crocus, Petunia
Hemlockantidote
Substance neutralizing harmful agents
nourishment · food · sustenance · medicine · remedy
HemlockTree of Life
Sacred botanical symbol
ambrosia · elixir of life · nectar · lotus · manna
- poison hemlockToxic flowering plant
- water hemlockDeadly aquatic flowering plant
- hemlock treesGenus Tsuga conifers
- hemlock forestGrove of tsuga trees
- western hemlockNorthwest coastal conifer