hemlock in Chinese
hemlock in Chinese is 铁杉 — hemlock means a highly poisonous flowering plant, or the deadly poison extracted from it.
hemlock in Chinese
铁杉
Pronounced: tiě shān
Any of several coniferous trees, of the genus Tsuga, that grow in North America; the wood of such trees. [from 1670]
What does "hemlock" mean?
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noun A highly poisonous flowering plant, or the deadly poison extracted from it.
"In ancient Athens, condemned prisoners were sometimes executed by drinking hemlock."
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noun A type of coniferous evergreen tree native to North America, unrelated to the poisonous plant despite sharing the name.
"The trail wound through a forest of tall hemlock trees."
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hemlock in a sentence
- In ancient Athens, condemned prisoners were sometimes executed by drinking hemlock.
- All parts of the hemlock plant are toxic if eaten.
- The trail wound through a forest of tall hemlock trees.
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What is "hemlock" in Chinese?
"hemlock" in Chinese is 铁杉. hemlock means: A highly poisonous flowering plant, or the deadly poison extracted from it.
How do you pronounce 铁杉?
"hemlock" in Chinese is 铁杉, pronounced "tiě shān".
How do you use "hemlock" in a sentence?
Example: "In ancient Athens, condemned prisoners were sometimes executed by drinking hemlock." In Chinese, "hemlock" is 铁杉.
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