ground hemlock

noun

1. a prostrate yew, Taxus canadensis, of eastern North America, having short, flat needles and red, berrylike fruit.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ground hemlock¹

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

Example Sentences

Here were also large areas of creeping juniper and a few small patches of ground hemlock (yew).

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The application of a poultice of ground hemlock, or a charge of gum hemlock, will generally be found useful.

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Ground hemlock had been skinned of everything except the main stems.

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At a height of but two or three feet, among the sprays of this ground-hemlock, we discovered two nests of the species named.

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