cow parsnip: Meaning and Definition of

cow' pars"nip

Pronunciation: [key]
  1. any of several tall, coarse plants of the genus Heracleum, of the parsley family, as H. sphondylium or H. lanatum, having large, flat clusters of white flowers.
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