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
Idiom of the Day
on one's coat-tails
as a result of someone else doing something
The mayor was elected on the coat-tails of his brother who is a famous actor.