hemlock

Hemlock has 2 syllables: hem · lock.

noun. Large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all parts extremely poisonous.

noun. An evergreen tree.

noun. Poisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus Conium.

noun. Soft coarse splintery wood of a hemlock tree especially the western hemlock.