HOGWEED Definition & Meaning

hogweed

[ hawg-weed, hog- ]

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noun

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

hogweed

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noun

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

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Origin of hogweed¹

First recorded in 1700–10; hog + weed ¹

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It is often confused with its native relative, the common hogweed.

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

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Overnutrition harms the wildlife and biodiversity by attracting nitrogen-loving plants such as nettles, hogweed and hemlock, which are known to spread fast, according to the study.

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That quiet emptiness, the enormity of Russia, has been infiltrated in recent decades by an alien force: the giant hogweed.

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“Finding Persian hogweed was a turning point for me,” he said.

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