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hogweed.

Any coarse weedy herb.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhɒɡwiːd/
  1. Any coarse weedy herb.

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

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

Where this word comes from

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

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