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Meaning of hogweed | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  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.

Equivalents

العربية عشبة الخنزير هَرْقَلِيَّة
Azərbaycan dili baldırğan
Čeština bolševník
Cymraeg efwr
Dansk bjørneklo
Deutsch Bärenklau Porst
Español branca ursina espondilio pie de oso
فارسی گلپر
Suomi jättiputki
Français berce
Italiano brancorsina panace
Қазақ тілі балдырған
Latina spondylion
Nederlands berenklauw
Polski barszcz
Português branca ursina canabrás
Română brânca-ursului
Русский амброзия борщевик
Svenska löka
Türkçe baldırgan tavşancıl otu
Українська борщ

Examples

““I will bewitch them with flea-bane, blister them with hog-weed,” he said, vainly looking for a suitable spell⟳.”
“I see⟳ the tall not-weeds with white flowers up close⟳. Don’t touch⟳, don’t touch⟳ those. Hogweed, it will burn.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

hogwort hogyard HoH Hoh Xil Hohberg Hohe

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