Hemlock
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The word Hemlock can refer to a number of things:
As a plant:
- Several poisonous plants in the family Apiaceae (formerly Umbelliferae) are called hemlock:
- Poison Hemlock is a common European plant, Conium maculatum that contains the alkaloid coniine and was probably the state poison of ancient Greece, and the purported poison used in the execution of Socrates
- Water Hemlock or cowbane
- Hemlock Water Dropwort (Oenanthe crocota) is a species in the related genus Oenanthe
- Hemlock is the common name for the Tsuga, a genus of coniferous evergreen trees in the family Pinaceae, so named because of a perceived similarity in the scent of the crushed foliage to that of poison hemlock. Unlike the other hemlocks, the young spring needles can be brewed as a spring tonic tea that is rich in Vitamin C.
As a place name:
Other uses include:
- 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
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