ragwort

(-wʉrt′)

noun

Origin: see ragweed

See ragwort in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Any of several plants of the very large genus Senecio in the composite family, having yellow flower heads, especially S. aureus of eastern North America. S. jacobaea, a European species poisonous to livestock, is widely naturalized in North America.

Origin:

Origin: From the ragged shape of its leaves

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