hogwort

English
Hogwort (Croton capitatus)

Etymology

From hog +‎ wort.

Noun

hogwort (uncountable)

  1. Woolly croton (Croton capitatus, syn. Heptallon graveolens), an annual plant of the southeastern US.
    • 1972, Robert August Evers, Roger P. Link, Leo Roy Tehon, Poisonous Plants of the Midwest & their Effects on Livestock, page 139:
      Hogwort is an erect, stout, sparingly branched annual that grows up to 4 feet tall.
    • 1974, Albert Sydney Johnson, An Ecological Survey of the Coastal Region of Georgia‎, page 40:
      Beach hogwort and beach primrose probably also contribute to the diet of these birds.
    • 2011, Sally Butcher, Veggiestan: A Vegetable Lover's Tour of the Middle East, unnumbered page:
      It is Persian hogwort, and it is used as a spice in Iran.
  2. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) (obsolete) Common hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium), of western Eurasia and north Africa.

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