Assertion: hemlock's root | /r/CapableOf | taper into long thin strands
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text: Stems erect, 1-2m (3-6½ft) high, hollow except for a partition at each node, round or slightly angular with purplish lengthwise streaks; base of stem slightly swollen and usually with several, narrow cross-partitions separating thin cavities, these visible by splitting the lower stem lengthwise downwards through the base; the freshly split surfaces usually soon developing little droplets of an amber or yellowish oily secretion; the swollen base usually surrounded by 3 or more fleshy, thickened, tuber-like roots which taper into long thin strands.