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COW PARSNIP
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Tall coarse plant having thick stems and cluster of white to purple flowers
Synonyms:
cow parsnip; Heracleum sphondylium; hogweed
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("cow parsnip" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("cow parsnip" is a member of...):
genus Heracleum; Heracleum (widely distributed genus of plants with usually thick rootstocks and large umbels of white flowers)