- ragwort
- noun Date: 14th century any of several senecios; especially tansy ragwort
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
ragwort
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Ragwort — Rag wort (r[a^]g w[^u]rt ), n. (Bot.) A name given to several species of the composite genus {Senecio}. [1913 Webster] Note: {Senecio aureus} is the golden ragwort of the United States; {Senecio elegans} is the purple ragwort of South Africa.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ragwort — ► NOUN ▪ a yellow flowered ragged leaved plant of the daisy family, toxic to livestock … English terms dictionary
ragwort — [rag′wʉrt΄] n. [see RAGWEED] GROUNDSEL … English World dictionary
ragwort — /rag werrt , wawrt /, n. any of various composite plants of the genus Senecio, as S. jacobaea, of the Old World, having yellow flowers and irregularly lobed leaves, or S. aureus (golden ragwort), of North America, also having yellow flowers.… … Universalium
ragwort — žilė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Astrinių (Asteraceae) šeimos augalų gentis (Senecio). atitikmenys: lot. Senecio angl. butterweed; groundnesel; groundsel; ragwort; senecio vok. Greiskraut; Kreuzkraut; Senecio rus. крестовник lenk.… … Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas
Ragwort (disambiguation) — Ragwort may refer to a number of plant species:*Certain members of the genus Senecio (ragworts and groundsels) including: ** Senecio ampullaceus , Texas ragwort ** Senecio aquaticus or Jacobaea aquatica , water ragwort, marsh ragwort ** Senecio… … Wikipedia
ragwort — noun a) A wild flowering plant of the Senecio genus with yellow flowers. b) A species or variety of this plant … Wiktionary
ragwort — rag·wort (ragґwərt) any of various poisonous plants of the genus Senecio … Medical dictionary
ragwort — rag|wort [ˈrægwə:t US wə:rt] n [U] a common plant with yellow flowers, and leaves with uneven edges … Dictionary of contemporary English
ragwort — rag|wort [ ræg,wɜrt ] noun uncount a common plant with small yellow flowers that is poisonous to many animals … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
