hogweed

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hogweed

/ˈhɒɡwiːd/

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From hog + weed, so named because of its use as feed for pigs.

noun hogweeds

Any coarse weedy herb.
An umbelliferous plant, of genus Heracleum, most species of which are phototoxic. “I will bewitch them with flea-bane, blister them with hog-weed,” he said, vainly looking for a suitable spell.
Similar: pig's cole, pigweed, cow parsnip, pig's parsnip, clogweed, cadweed
Certain plants from the genera Ambrosia, Erigeron, or Heracleum.

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noun umbelliferous plant, Heracleum

Español	branca ursina, espondilio, pie de oso
中文	独活属 dúhuóshǔ
Português	canabrás, branca ursina
Français	berce
Deutsch	Bärenklau
Italiano	brancorsina, panace
Română	brânca-ursului
Русский	борщеви́к borščevík, амбро́зия ambrózija
العربية	هَرْقَلِيَّة harqaliyya, عُشْبَة الْخِنْزِير ʕušba al-ḵinzīr

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@misc{hogweed_2026,
  title = {hogweed},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hogweed},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}