hemlock in Korean
hemlock in Korean is 독당근 — hemlock means a highly poisonous flowering plant, or the deadly poison extracted from it.
hemlock in Korean
독당근
Pronounced: dokdanggeun
poisonous plant of genus Conium
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 Korean?
"hemlock" in Korean is 독당근. hemlock means: A highly poisonous flowering plant, or the deadly poison extracted from it.
How do you pronounce 독당근?
"hemlock" in Korean is 독당근, pronounced "dokdanggeun".
How do you use "hemlock" in a sentence?
Example: "In ancient Athens, condemned prisoners were sometimes executed by drinking hemlock." In Korean, "hemlock" is 독당근.
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