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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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