n.
1.poisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus Conium
2.large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers
3.soft coarse splintery wood of a hemlock tree especially the western hemlock
4.an evergreen tree
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start out as (something)
to start one's career as something
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