COW PARSNIP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cow parsnip mean? 

• COW PARSNIP (noun)
  The noun COW PARSNIP has 1 sense:

1. tall coarse plant having thick stems and cluster of white to purple flowers

  Familiarity information: COW PARSNIP used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COW PARSNIP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tall coarse plant having thick stems and cluster of white to purple flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

cow parsnip; Heracleum sphondylium; hogweed

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)