hogweed

American

[hawg-weed, hog-] / ˈhɔgˌwid, ˈhɒg- /

noun

any coarse weed with composite flower heads, especially the cow parsnip.
giant hogweed.

hogweed British

/ ˈhɒɡˌwiːd /

noun

any of several coarse weedy umbelliferous plants, esp cow parsnip See also giant hogweed

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Etymology

Origin of hogweed

First recorded in 1700–10; hog + weed ¹

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hogweed

The giant hogweed - Heracleum mantegazzianum - is not to be messed with, says Prof Barr.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2023

Daniel Logan stung his ankle on a giant hogweed in Boston Manor Park, west London, while retrieving a football.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2023

Among other new eight-letter words, the kind that help players clear their seven-tile racks for 50 extra points: hogsbane, more commonly known as giant hogweed.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 2022

He walked up the heath’s western edge, beside a fringe of scrub where hogweed grew in tangles and brambles rose taller than him.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 5, 2020

Coming home we alighted from the trap to gather hogweed for the rabbits.

From The Diary of a Goose Girl by Shepperson, Claude A.

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