ground hemlock

  • 1Ground hemlock — 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… …

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  • 2Ground hemlock — ground ground (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom, Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust, gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.] 1. The surface of… …

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  • 3ground hemlock — n. a low, spreading evergreen shrub (Taxus canadensis) of the yew family, native to the NE U.S …

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  • 4ground hemlock — kanadinis kukmedis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Kukmedinių šeimos vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Taxus canadensis), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Taxus canadensis angl. American yew; Canada yew; Canadian yew; ground… …

    Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • 5ground-hemlock — kanadinis kukmedis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Kukmedinių šeimos vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Taxus canadensis), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Taxus canadensis angl. American yew; Canada yew; Canadian yew; ground… …

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  • 6ground hemlock — noun : any of several prostrate evergreen shrubs of the genus Taxus (especially T. canadensis of eastern No. America) with low straggling stems, abruptly pointed leaves, and bright red fruits * * * a prostrate yew, Taxus canadensis, of eastern… …

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  • 7ground hemlock — a prostrate yew, Taxus canadensis, of eastern North America, having short, flat needles and red, berrylike fruit. [1825 35, Amer.] * * * …

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  • 8Hemlock — 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… …

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  • 9ground — (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom, Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust, gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.] 1. The surface of the earth; the… …

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  • 10Ground angling — ground ground (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom, Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust, gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.] 1. The surface of… …

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