The word hemlock has two commonly understood meanings, and may also refer to a number of other things: · Conium, or more specifically, Conium maculatum, a common European herb that contains the alkaloid coniine and was probably the state poison of Ancient Greece, and the purported poison used in the execution of Socrates (This is the more commonly understood meaning in a European and most historical contexts.) · Tsuga, a genus of conifers originally named "hemlocks" due to a perceived similarity in the scent of the crushed foliage to that of Conium. This is the more commonly understood meaning in the United States and Canada. Other plants · Several other poisonous plants in the family Apiaceae (formerly Umbelliferae) are sometimes called hemlock: · Water Hemlock or cowbane · Hemlock Water Dropwort (Oenanthe crocota) is a species in the related genus

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