butterweed

butterweed
noun Date: 1837 any of several plants having yellow flowers or smooth soft foliage: as a. horseweed 1 b. any of several North American senecios (as Senecio glabellus)

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  • Butterweed — But ter*weed , n. (Bot.) An annual composite plant of the Mississippi valley ({Senecio lobatus}). [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • butterweed — ☆ butterweed [but′ərwēd΄ ] n. any wild plant with yellow flowers or soft leaves, as groundsel or horseweed …   English World dictionary

  • butterweed — kanadinė konyza statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Astrinių šeimos vaistinis augalas (Conyza canadensis), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Conyza canadensis angl. butterweed; Canadian horseweed; Canadian fleabane; hogweed;… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • butterweed — pavasarinė raktažolė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Raktažolinių šeimos daržovinis, dekoratyvinis, maistinis, vaistinis augalas (Primula veris), paplitęs Europoje ir Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Primula veris angl. butterweed; cowslip;… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • butterweed — 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

  • butterweed — /but euhr weed /, n. 1. any wild plant having conspicuously yellow flowers or leaves. 2. the horseweed. 3. a ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) or groundsel (S. vulgaris), both having yellow ray flowers. [1885 90; BUTTER + WEED1] * * * …   Universalium

  • butterweed — but•ter•weed [[t]ˈbʌt ərˌwid[/t]] n. pln any of various wild plants having conspicuous yellow flowers, as the groundsel or ragwort • Etymology: 1885–90 …   From formal English to slang

  • butterweed — noun 1. American ragwort with yellow flowers • Syn: ↑ragwort, ↑Senecio glabellus • Hypernyms: ↑wildflower, ↑wild flower • Member Holonyms: ↑Senecio, ↑genus Senecio …   Useful english dictionary

  • Senecio lobatus — Butterweed But ter*weed , n. (Bot.) An annual composite plant of the Mississippi valley ({Senecio lobatus}). [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • List of plants by common name (Sonoran Desert) — This is a List of plants by common name (Sonoran Desert), for the Sonoran Desert and local environs; (S California, etc New Mexico, S, SW or Rio Grande Valley Northern Mexico states: Sonora, Chihuahua and Baja California, North and South, and… …   Wikipedia

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