any of various coarse weeds, as ragweed
hogweed
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hogweed
noun
- Any of various coarse weedy plants of the genus Heracleum of the parsley family, having divided leaves and small flowers in umbels, and including several species that are phototoxic.
- Any of various other coarse weeds, such as horseweed or ragweed.
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Noun
(plural hogweeds)
- Any coarse weedy herb.
- An umbelliferous plant, of genus Heracleum, some of them being poisonous.
- Certain plants from the genera Ambrosia, Erigeron, or Heracleum.
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hogweed - Medical Definition
n.
- Any of various coarse weedy plants of the genus Heracleum of the parsley family, having divided leaves and small flowers in umbels, and including several species that are phototoxic.
- Any of various other coarse weeds, such as horseweed or ragweed.
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