hogweeds
hogweeds is the plural of hogweed.
Meaning of hogweed
Noun
hogweed (plural hogweeds)
- Any coarse weedy herb.
- An umbelliferous plant, of genus Heracleum, most species of which are phototoxic.
- “I will bewitch them with flea-bane, blister them with hog-weed,” he said, vainly looking for a suitable spell.1970, Richard Carpenter, Catweazle, Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, page 119
- Synonyms:
- pig's cole, pigweed, cow parsnip, pig's parsnip, clogweed, cadweed
- Certain plants from the genera Ambrosia, Erigeron, or Heracleum.
Phrases with hogweeds
Questions about hogweeds
- What is hogweeds the plural of?
- Hogweeds is the plural of hogweed.
Words near hogweeds in the dictionary
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