Hogweed

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hogweed \Hog"weed`\, n. (Bot.)
        (a) A common weed ({Ambrosia artemisi[ae]ge}). See
            {Ambrosia}, 3.
        (b) In England, the {Heracleum Sphondylium}.
            [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hogweed
       n : tall coarse plant having thick stems and cluster of white to
           purple flowers [syn: {cow parsnip}, {Heracleum
           sphondylium}]