Search Result for "heracleum sphondylium":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

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


The 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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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