HOGWEED

Etymology

Noun

hogweed (plural hogweeds)

Any coarse weedy herb.

An umbelliferous plant, of genus Heracleum, most species of which are phototoxic.

Certain plants from the genera Ambrosia, Erigeron, or Heracleum.

Source: Wiktionary


Hog"weed`, n. (Bot.) (a) A common weed (Ambrosia artemisiæge). See Ambrosia, 3. (b) In England, the Heracleum Sphondylium.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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