western hemlock

1. 1.

   tall evergreen of western North America; commercially important timber tree

   SynonymsPacific hemlockwest coast hemlockTsuga heterophylla

   Broaderhemlock

Questions about western hemlock

What does western hemlock mean?

western hemlock means "tall evergreen of western North America; commercially important timber tree".

What is another word for western hemlock?

Close synonyms include Pacific hemlock, west coast hemlock, Tsuga heterophylla. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.