ground hemlock
noun
a prostrate yew, Taxus canadensis, of eastern North America, having short, flat needles and red, berrylike fruit.
Origin of ground hemlock
An Americanism dating back to 1825–35
Words nearby ground hemlock
ground floor, get in on the,
ground fog,
ground frost,
ground game,
ground glass,
ground hemlock,
ground ice,
ground itch,
ground ivy,
ground lamella,
ground landlord
Example sentences from the Web for ground hemlock
At a height of but two or three feet, among the sprays of this ground-hemlock, we discovered two nests of the species named.