heracleumn.
/hɛˈraklɪəm//hɛrəˈkliːəm/ Botany.
A plant of a genus of large herbs of this name, belonging to the family Umbelliferæ and native to north temperate regions; cow-parsnip n. or hogweed n.
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1776 W. Withering Bot. Arrangem. Veg. Great Brit. I. 153 Heracleum.
1824 J. E. Smith Eng. Flora II. 101 Heracleum. Cow-parsnep.
1847 H. C. Watson Cybele Britannica I. 451 This [Angelica sylvestris] and the Heracleum are the two most widely distributed species of their order.
1864 D. Oliver Lessons Elem. Bot. ii. 175 (caption) Vertical section of flower of Common Heracleum.
1881 W. Robinson Wild Garden (ed. 2) xii. 97 Such plants as Heracleum, Willow Herb, and many others..should be planted only in outlying positions.
1951 Dict. Gardening (Royal Hort. Soc.) II. 986/1 The Heracleums are sometimes grown in shrubberies or the rougher parts of the pleasure grounds.
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