- hemlock
- hem·lock
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Hemlock — ist der Name mehrerer Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Hemlock (Indiana) Hemlock (Michigan) Hemlock (New York) Hemlock (Ohio) Hemlock (Oregon) Hemlock (Pennsylvania) Hemlock (Virginia) Hemlock (West Virginia) Hemlock (Wisconsin) Hemlock Falls… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Hemlock — Logo de Hemlock Développeur Bill Chiles, Rob MacLachlan puis Scott Fahlman (Université Carnegie Mellon) Première version 1984 … Wikipédia en Français
Hemlock — Hem lock, n. [OE. hemeluc, humloc, AS. hemlic, hymlic.] 1. (Bot.) The name of several poisonous umbelliferous herbs having finely cut leaves and small white flowers, as the {Cicuta maculata}, {Cicuta bulbifera}, and {Cicuta virosa}, and the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hemlock — Hemlock, OH U.S. village in Ohio Population (2000): 142 Housing Units (2000): 58 Land area (2000): 0.379433 sq. miles (0.982728 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.379433 sq. miles (0.982728 sq.… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
hemlock — or poison hemlock [hem′läk΄] n. [ME hemlok < OE hemlic, hymlic, akin ? to hymele, hop] 1. a) a poisonous European plant (Conium maculatum) of the umbel family, with compound umbels of small, white flowers and finely divided leaves; poison… … English World dictionary
Hemlock, MI — U.S. Census Designated Place in Michigan Population (2000): 1585 Housing Units (2000): 650 Land area (2000): 2.539578 sq. miles (6.577476 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.539578 sq. miles… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Hemlock, OH — U.S. village in Ohio Population (2000): 142 Housing Units (2000): 58 Land area (2000): 0.379433 sq. miles (0.982728 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.379433 sq. miles (0.982728 sq. km) FIPS code … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
hemlock — ► NOUN 1) a highly poisonous plant of the parsley family, with fern like leaves and small white flowers. 2) a sedative or poison obtained from hemlock. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
HEMLOCK — HEMLOCK, the plant Conium maculatum, probably the Heb. ראש or רוש (rosh) of the Bible. Rosh is mentioned 11 times in the Bible, five together with la anah ( wormwood ), as a simile for wickedness and for something evil and poisonous. The… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Hemlock — Hemlock, 1) Städtischer Bezirk (Township) in der Grafschaft Columbia des Staates Pennsylvanien (Nordamerika), am Fishing Creek; 1200 Ew.; 2) (H. Lake), See zwischen den Grafschaften Ontario u. Livingston des Staates New York, 11/2 Meilen lang 1/4 … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
hemlock — a poisonous plant, O.E. (Kentish) hemlic, earlier hymlice, hymblice; of unknown origin. Liberman suggests from root hem poison, perhaps with the plant name suffix ling or ig. As the name of the poison derived from the plant, c.1600. The North… … Etymology dictionary
