Ragwort

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
           [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ragwort
       n 1: widespread European weed having yellow daisylike flowers;
            sometimes an obnoxious weed and toxic to cattle if
            consumed in quantity [syn: {tansy ragwort}, {ragweed}, {benweed},
             {Senecio jacobaea}]
       2: American ragwort with yellow flowers [syn: {butterweed}, {Senecio
          glabellus}]