Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A creeping variety of the common yew, Taxus baccata, found in the United States.
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word ground-hemlock.
Examples
-
I took a botanical account of stock of our domains before the dew was off, and found that the ground-hemlock, or American yew, was the prevailing undershrub.
-
It was the rock-running that tired us, and I for one was grateful when we left the starlit obscurity of the ridge and began to swing downward, first through berry scrub and ground-hemlock, then through a thin belt of birches into the dense blackness of the towering forest.
The Hidden Children 1899
-
I took a botanical account of stock of our domains before the dew was off, and found that the ground-hemlock, or American yew, was the prevailing under-shrub.
The Maine Woods 1858
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.