hemlock, any tree of the genus Tsuga, coniferous evergreens of the family Pinaceae (pine ponderosa pine or

western yellow pine (P. ponderosa), is a hard pine second only to the Douglas fir as a commercial timber tree in North America. The

white pine (P.
..... Click the link for more information. family) native to North America and Asia. The common hemlock of E North America is T. canadensis, an ornamental tree (sometimes cultivated as a hedge) with small cones and short, dark green leaves so arranged as to give the branchlets a flattened appearance. The tree has been highly valued as a source of tanbark but is now seriously reduced in number. Its wood is soft and light. One of the two Western hemlocks (T. heterophylla, the tallest tree of the genus) has more valuable wood, which is used in construction work. The ground hemlock is a species of yew yew, name for evergreen trees or shrubs of the genus Taxus, somewhat similar to hemlock but bearing red berrylike fruits instead of true cones. Of somber appearance, with dark green leaves, the yew since antiquity has been associated with death and funeral
..... Click the link for more information. . The poison hemlock poison hemlock, lethally poisonous herbaceous plant (Conium maculatum) of the family Umbelliferae ( parsley family). It has rank, finely divided foliage, flat-topped clusters of small white flowers, and a hollow, purple-mottled stem.
..... Click the link for more information. and water hemlock are herbs of the family Umbelliferae (carrot carrot, common name for some members of the Umbelliferae, a family (also called the parsley family) of chiefly biennial or perennial herbs of north temperate regions.
..... Click the link for more information. family) of the division Magnoliophyta Magnoliophyta (măg'nōlēŏf`ətə)
..... Click the link for more information. . True hemlock is classified in the division Pinophyta Pinophyta (pī'nŏf`ətə), division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called gymnosperms.
..... Click the link for more information. , class Pinopsida, order Coniferales, family Pinaceae.

hemlock

Any of 10 species of coniferous evergreen trees that make up the genus Tsuga, in the pine family, native to North America and central and eastern Asia. Some are important timber trees, and many are popular ornamentals. Other plants commonly called hemlock include ground hemlock (see yew) and poison hemlock and water hemlock (parsley family). A true hemlock is a tall, pyramidal tree with purplish or reddish-brown bark, slender horizontal or drooping branches, and short, blunt leaves that grow from woody cushionlike structures on the twigs.

hemlock

1. an umbelliferous poisonous Eurasian plant, Conium maculatum, having finely divided leaves, spotted stems, and small white flowers

2. a poisonous drug derived from this plant

3. any coniferous tree of the genus Tsuga, of North America and E Asia, having short flat needles: family Pinaceae

4. the wood of any of these trees, used for lumber and as a source of wood pulp

hemlock [′hem‚läk]

(botany)

The common name for members of the genusTsugain the pine family characterized by two white lines beneath the flattened, needlelike leaves.

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