cow parsnip

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cow parsnip

Any of several tall coarse herbs of the genus Heracleum in the parsley family, native chiefly to northern temperate regions and having compound umbels of small flowers.

cow parsnip

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any tall coarse umbelliferous plant of the genus Heracleum, such as H. sphondylium of Europe and Asia, having thick stems and flattened clusters of white or purple flowers Also called hogweed keck

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cow parsnip - tall coarse plant having thick stems and cluster of white to purple flowers

Heracleum sphondylium, hogweed

herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests

genus Heracleum, Heracleum - widely distributed genus of plants with usually thick rootstocks and large umbels of white flowers

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