'Heracleum Sphondylium' definitions:
Definition of 'Heracleum sphondylium'
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noun
Tall coarse plant having thick stems and cluster of white to purple flowers [syn: cow parsnip, hogweed, Heracleum sphondylium]
Definition of 'Heracleum Sphondylium'
From: GCIDE
- Hogweed \Hog"weed`\, n. (Bot.) (a) A common weed (Ambrosia artemisi[ae]ge). See Ambrosia, 3. (b) In England, the Heracleum Sphondylium. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Heracleum sphondylium'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Definition of 'Heracleum sphondylium'
From: GCIDE
- 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]