Meanings
nounwestern hemlock (plural western hemlocks)
plural western hemlocks
- A coniferous tree, Tsuga heterophylla
Synonyms & antonyms
nountall evergreen of western North America; commercially important timber tree
Similar
Pacific hemlockwest coast hemlockTsuga heterophylla
Broader
hemlockhemlock tree
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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APA
western hemlock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/western%20hemlock
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“western hemlock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/western%20hemlock. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “western hemlock,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/western%20hemlock.
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