ragwort

rag·wort

R0022800 (răg′wûrt′, -wôrt′)n. Any of various plants in the composite family, chiefly of the genera Senecio and Packera, having yellow flower heads. S. jacobaea, a European species poisonous to livestock, is widely naturalized in North America and elsewhere.

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[From the ragged shape of its leaves.]

ragwort

(ˈræɡˌwɜːt) n (Plants) any of several plants of the genus Senecio, esp S. jacobaea of Europe, that have yellow daisy-like flowers: family Asteraceae (composites). See also groundsel¹

rag•wort

(ˈrægˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt)

n. any of various composite plants of the genus Senecio, usu. bearing yellow, slender-rayed flower heads. [1325–75]

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Noun	1.	ragwort - widespread European weed having yellow daisylike flowers; sometimes an obnoxious weed and toxic to cattle if consumed in quantitybenweed, ragweed, Senecio jacobaea, tansy ragwortgenus Senecio, Senecio - enormous and diverse cosmopolitan genus of trees and shrubs and vines and herbs including many weedsweed - any plant that crowds out cultivated plants
	2.	ragwort - American ragwort with yellow flowersbutterweed, Senecio glabelluswild flower, wildflower - wild or uncultivated flowering plantgenus Senecio, Senecio - enormous and diverse cosmopolitan genus of trees and shrubs and vines and herbs including many weeds

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