Organisms

Hemlock

Any of several poisonous plants, commonly called poison hemlock, of the CICUTA or CONIUM genus. The hemlock tree (TSUGA) is completely unrelated being a coniferous tree of the pine family.

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Abstract

Any of several poisonous plants, commonly called poison hemlock, of the CICUTA or CONIUM genus. The hemlock tree (TSUGA) is completely unrelated being a coniferous tree of the pine family.

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Hemlocks

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Aspects Covered

20 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

for hemlock tree use TSUGA; GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics: CONIUM or CICUTA

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History Note

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Previous Indexing

  • Plant Poisoning (1966-1994)

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  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.250w.075w.388w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hemlock. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018652. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018652
  2. Hemlock. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conium_maculatum
  3. Hemlock. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q218041