Meaning of RAGWORT
| Pronunciation: | | 'rag`wurt
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- [n] American ragwort with yellow flowers
- [n] widespread European weed having yellow daisylike flowers; sometimes an obnoxious weed and toxic to cattle if consumed in quantity
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| | Synonyms: | | benweed, butterweed, ragweed, Senecio glabellus, Senecio jacobaea, tansy ragwort |
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| | See Also: | | genus Senecio, Senecio, weed, wild flower, wildflower | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Rag"wort`\, n. (Bot.)
A name given to several species of the composite genus
{Senecio}.
Note: {Senecio aureus} is the golden ragwort of the United
States: {S. elegans} is the purple ragwort of South
Africa.
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