poison hemlock

Japanese: poison hemlock(英語表記)poisonhemlock
poison hemlock

…It is well known as the second most poisonous plant after water hemlock, and in England it is called hemlock, and it is said that Socrates drank it to death. In America, the same plant is called poison hemlock, and simply hemlock refers to a coniferous tree of the Tsuga genus. Recently, it has become a naturalized plant in Japan, and is slowly appearing in various places.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "poison hemlock" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ドクゼリにつぐ有毒植物としてよく知られ,イギリスではヘムロックhemlockと呼ばれ,ソクラテスがこれをのんで死んだと伝えられている。なお,アメリカでは同じものをpoison hemlockと呼び,単にhemlockといえばツガ属の針葉樹をさす。最近,日本にも帰化植物となって,各地でぼつぼつ姿を見せている。…

※「poison hemlock」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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