hogweed

Etymology

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

noun

  1. Any coarse weedy herb.
  2. An umbelliferous plant, of genus Heracleum, most species of which are phototoxic.
  3. Certain plants from the genera Ambrosia, Erigeron, or Heracleum.

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