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ˈhogweed Herb.
A name given to various herbs of which hogs are fond, or which are thought fit only for hogs.
1. In England: cow-parsnip, Heracleum Sphondylium; knotgrass, Polygonum aviculare; sowthistle, Sonchus; coltsfoot, Tussilago Farfara; hedge parsley, Torilis Anthriscus.
1744–50W. Ellis Mod. Husbandm. III. i. 45 Hogweed, Heracleum Sphondylium. 1771Burke Corr. (1844) I. 260 My experiment of the cultivation of that species of the wild parsnip which they call hog-weed, did not answer. 1807A. Young Agric. Essex (1813) II. 87 Hogweed, Polygonum aviculare..this weed is a great plague on the bean stubbles. 1858Hogg Veg. Kingd. 379 Heracleum sphondylium or Common Cow Parsnip..The whole plant is a wholesome and nourishing food for cattle, and is gathered in Sussex for fattening hogs, and hence called Hog-weed.
2. In the West Indies, species of Boerhaavia; in U.S. Ambrosia artemisiæfolia.
1707Sloane Jamaica I. 210 Hogweed. Hogs feed on this herb with much delight. 1756P. Browne Jamaica 123 Hogweed..is frequently gathered for the hogs, and thought to be a very fattening and wholesome food for them. 1884Miller Plant-n., Hog-weed, American, Ambrosia artemisiæfolia, Boerhaavia erecta, and other species.
3. poisonous hogweed: see quot.
1858Hogg Veg. Kingd. 643 A[ristolochia] grandiflora, a native of the West Indies..The roots are bitter..and are said to be destructive to swine..hence the plant is called Poisonous Hog-weed. |