heracleum sphondylium

4 definitions found

heracleum sphondylium - 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]

  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]

  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]

heracleum sphondylium - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

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