How to Use giant hogweed in a Sentence

giant hogweed

noun
  • Her advice to anyone who is worried about giant hogweed is to take steps to identify it.
    — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
  • This is not the case with giant hogweed’s cousin, poison hemlock, which can kill cattle that feed on it in a matter of hours.
    — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Another carrot cousin is giant hogweed, which has enormous blooms that look a bit like Queen Anne's lace on steroids.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Another carrot cousin is giant hogweed, which has enormous blooms that look a bit like Queen Anne's lace on steroids.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Another carrot cousin is giant hogweed, which has enormous blooms that look a bit like Queen Anne's lace on steroids.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 22 June 2026
  • And one of the (literal) biggest problem weeds Americans should know about is invasive giant hogweed.
    — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
  • All parts of giant hogweed contain the phototoxic chemical that causes burns, including the flowers and seeds.
    — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
  • That’s because giant hogweed is a member of the carrot family, and its nondescript leaves and white flowers resemble Queen Anne’s lace.
    — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
  • That means the rash is activated by sunlight; giant hogweed in particular prevents your skin from protecting itself from the sun’s UV rays.
    — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
  • In another case, a 10-year-old girl contracted horrible lesions on 10 percent of her body — mostly on her legs — after contact with giant hogweed.
    — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Helpful sources at your university agricultural extension program can usually confirm the identity of noxious weeds like giant hogweed and poison hemlock.
    — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
  • In 2018, seventeen-year-old landscaper Alex Childress was rushed to the hospital with third-degree burns on his face after unknowingly trimming giant hogweed.
    — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026

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