Hemlock
Hemlock noun - Large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all parts extremely poisonous.
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- Plato's description of the death of Socrates mentions the last moments of the philosopher, dying of hemlock poisoning;
Source: Bits of Me Keep Passing Out
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Poisoning and Hemlock. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hemlock/poisoning
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