hogwort

hogwort

English

Hogwort (Croton capitatus)

Etymology

From hog +‎ wort.

Noun

hogwort (uncountable)

1. Croton capitatus, an annual plant.
   • 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.

See also

• croton