hogweed

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Russian Hogweed [1] [2], which the Russians actually bred and initially controlled, is a huge problem over there.

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An umbelliferous plant, of genus Heracleum, most species of which are phototoxic.

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noun

An umbelliferous plant, of genus Heracleum, most species of which are phototoxic.

noun

Any coarse weedy herb.

noun

Certain plants from the genera Ambrosia, Erigeron, or Heracleum.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for hogweed.

noun

An umbelliferous plant, of genus Heracleum, most species of which are phototoxic.

noun

Any coarse weedy herb.

noun

Certain plants from the genera Ambrosia, Erigeron, or Heracleum.

Example sentences

Russian Hogweed [1] [2], which the Russians actually bred and initially controlled, is a huge problem over there.

Huge areas filled with nothing but weeds, or even worse — toxic and hard to eradicate hogweed.

My mom had a brush with hogweed that gave her surprisingly bad sunburns many years ago.

If it is giant hogweed, the invasive plants people in the area usually appreciate it if you let them know.

BTW, borscht was originally made with hogweed, which is where the name comes from.

Well, I would definitely avoid cow parsnip even though Giant Hogweed is supposed to be much worse.

This is how they deal with giant hogweed in a lot of Europe.

There is normal ivy of course which can be an irritant if crushed a lot, much more concerning and dangerous is giant hogweed.

Interesting, I've lived in places with hogweed most my life and never really had a run in with it.

We have a problem with Giant Hogweed and I was thinking about ways to identify hotspots.

There is an invasive species of the same genus in North America called Giant Hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum) that is much more potent and dangerous.

In Europe, the main equivalent would be the giant hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum.

Quote examples

More commonly (at least in the UK) known as "giant hogweed" - they are very toxic and unpleasant.

Proper noun examples

The specific strain is Heracleum sosnowskyi (often called Sosnowsky's soup in native languages) - it's not the same as Giant Hogweed, but both cause similar burns.

A single season of no maintenance in rural Alabama could easily allow the property to be full of Giant Hogweed[1] which seems to allow UV light to penetrate our skin a lot more easily, causing severe burns.