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hemlock in Italian

hemlock in Italian is cicuta — hemlock means a highly poisonous flowering plant, or the deadly poison extracted from it.

hemlock in Italian

cicuta
noun
Any of the poisonous umbelliferous plants, of the genera

What does "hemlock" mean?

  1. noun A highly poisonous flowering plant, or the deadly poison extracted from it.
    "In ancient Athens, condemned prisoners were sometimes executed by drinking hemlock."
  2. 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 Italian?

"hemlock" in Italian is cicuta. hemlock means: A highly poisonous flowering plant, or the deadly poison extracted from it.

How do you use "hemlock" in a sentence?

Example: "In ancient Athens, condemned prisoners were sometimes executed by drinking hemlock." In Italian, "hemlock" is cicuta.

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