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hogweed en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈhɒɡwiːd/

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. Any coarse weedy herb.
2. An umbelliferous plant, of genus Heracleum, most species of which are phototoxic.
   • I see the tall not-weeds with white flowers up close. Don’t touch, don’t touch those. Hogweed, it will burn. 2023, K Patrick, Mrs S, 4th Estate, page 69:
   • “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:
3. Certain plants from the genera Ambrosia, Erigeron, or Heracleum.

Forms

Deriveds

giant hogweed

Relateds

hogwort · goatweed

Synonyms

pigweed · pig's parsnip · pig's cole · cadweed · clogweed · cow parsnip

Translations (83)

nrf bênarde (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · fi ukonputket (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · fa گلپر (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · zle-ort барщъ (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · eo herakleo (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · pl barszcz (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · mhr полдыранвуч (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · xmf ფალახარჯი (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · hy կոծուկ (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · ar هَرْقَلِيَّة (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · os сӕнк (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · sv loka (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · crl ᐧᐄᐦᐹᔅᒄ (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · zle-ort борщъ (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · lv latvāņi (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · mrj палдыран (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · af bereklou (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · pt canabrás (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · ru амбро́зия (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · br kegid-moc'h (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · mdf вишкярьге (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · ga feabhrán (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · fr berce (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · ota طاوشانجیل اوتی (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · kbd батыргъэн (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · cv пултӑран (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · kjh палтырған (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · crj ᐧᐄᐦᐹᔥᒄ (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · is risahvönn (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · uk борщі́вник (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · tr öğrek otu (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · nl berenklauw (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · ca belleraca (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · cv пултран (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · bg хераклеум (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · xmf ღოღე (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · ady батыргъэн (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · es pie de oso (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · cy efwr (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · lt barštis (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · kw evoren (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · kpv азьгум (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · th ฮอกวีด (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · atv палтырган (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · da bjørneklo (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · mk свински коров (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · sva ჩიჩვლა (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · it panace (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · ky балтыркан (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · tr baldırgan (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · hu medvetalp (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · br korz-babouz (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · ru борщеви́к (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · nrf pannais sâovage (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · ro brânca-ursului (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · kk балдырған (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · ba балтырған (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · ab ауарца́ (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · az baldırğan (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · no bjørnekjeks (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · tr tavşancıl otu (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · af beerklou (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · be баршчэ́ўнік (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · alt балдырган (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · grc σφονδύλιον (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · nrf painfais (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · es espondilio (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · de Bärenklau (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · it brancorsina (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · xmf დიჸე (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · tyv палдырган (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · sv lokasläktet (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · la spondylion (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · ota بالدرغان (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · es branca ursina (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · ar عُشْبَة الْخِنْزِير (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · tt балтырган (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · cs bolševník (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · ka დიყი (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · udm колыс (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · pt branca ursina (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · rm darsvenna (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum) · cmn 独活属 (umbelliferous plant, Heracleum)