hogweed

Meaning

Noun

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

Origin

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

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