单词 | giant hogweed |
释义 | > as lemmasgiant hogweed giant hogweed n. a large umbelliferous hogweed, Heracleum mantegazzianum, having white flowers and a tall, purple-spotted stem yielding an irritant sap, native to the Caucasus but naturalized elsewhere and often considered an invasive weed. ΚΠ 1890 South Eastern Naturalist 1 7 (heading) Notes on the growth of a plant of the giant hogweed. 1970 Lancet 4 July 32/2 The giant hogweed was once a gardener's curiosity but it is now a pest in many areas. 2003 Observer 29 June (Mag.) 48/1 I grew up with giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum) as a common or garden, if monstrous, plant, although it has been banned since 1981 and condemned with a health and safety order on its head. < as lemmas |
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