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hog·weed / ˈhôgˌwēd; ˈhäg-/ • n. a large, coarse, white-flowered weed of the parsley family, native to north temperate regions and formerly used as forage for pigs. • Genus Heracleum, family Umbelliferae: several species, in particular the common European H. sphondylium and the introduced giant hogweed (H. mantegazzianum).

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