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