hemlock

释义：这个词可以指代好几种草本和木本植物。但一个古典的用法是指“毒参”以及由其配制成的毒药，据传是苏格拉底的死因，类似于汉语里的“鸩”。

例句：
After work each day she used to drive through hills of elm and hemlock to her modest ranch house.
I wonder when the human race will finally declare "Enough!" and drink hemlock en masse.