Definitions for ragwortˈrægˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
rag•wortˈrægˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt(n.)
any of various composite plants of the genus Senecio, usu. bearing yellow, slender-rayed flower heads.
Category: Plants
Origin of ragwort:
1325–75
Princeton's WordNet
ragwort, tansy ragwort, ragweed, benweed, Senecio jacobaea(noun)
widespread European weed having yellow daisylike flowers; sometimes an obnoxious weed and toxic to cattle if consumed in quantity
butterweed, ragwort, Senecio glabellus(noun)
American ragwort with yellow flowers
Wiktionary
ragwort(Noun)
Any of several species of wild flowering plants of the genus Senecio with yellow flowers.
Webster Dictionary
Ragwort(noun)
a name given to several species of the composite genus Senecio
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