hemlock vs poisonous plant

poisonous plant vs hemlock

hemlock and poisonous plant both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hemlock	Yes	No	No	No
poisonous plant	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, poisonous plant is a hypernym of hemlock; that is, poisonous plant is a word with a broader meaning than hemlock:

hemlock: 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
poisonous plant: a plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism

hemlock (noun)	poisonous plant (noun)
an evergreen tree, could refer to any one of a genus of conifers named Tsuga	a plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism
soft coarse splintery wood of a hemlock tree especially the western hemlock
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
poisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus Conium

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