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cow parsnip
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Definition of COW PARSNIP
: a tall perennial North American plant (Heracleum lanatum) of the carrot family with large compound leaves and broad umbels of white or purplish flowers; also : a related Eurasian plant (H. sphondylium) naturalized in the United States
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1548
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