heracleum sphondylium

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Heracleum sphondylium
    n 1: tall coarse plant having thick stems and cluster of white
         to purple flowers [syn: {cow parsnip}, {hogweed},
         {Heracleum sphondylium}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Hogweed \Hog"weed`\, n. (Bot.)
      (a) A common weed ({Ambrosia artemisi[ae]ge}). See
          {Ambrosia}, 3.
      (b) In England, the {Heracleum Sphondylium}.
          [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Cow parsnip \Cow" pars`nip\ (-n?p). (Bot.)
   A coarse umbelliferous weed of the genus {Heracleum}
   ({Heracleum sphondylium} in England, and {Heracleum lanatum}
   in America).
   [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Bear's-breech \Bear's"-breech`\, bear's-breeches
\bear's"-breech`es\, n.
   1. (Bot.) The English cow parsnip ({Heracleum sphondylium})
      --Dr. Prior.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. a widely cultivated southern European acanthus ({Acanthus
      mollis}) with whitish purple-veined flowers. See
      {Acanthus}, n., 1.

   Syn: bear's breech, bear's-breech, bear's breeches, sea
        holly.
        [WordNet 1.5]

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