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Definition of Ragwort
1. Noun. Widespread European weed having yellow daisylike flowers; sometimes an obnoxious weed and toxic to cattle if consumed in quantity.
Group relationships: Genus Senecio, Senecio
Generic synonyms: Weed
2. Noun. American ragwort with yellow flowers.
Generic synonyms: Wild Flower, Wildflower
Group relationships: Genus Senecio, Senecio
Definition of Ragwort
1. n. A name given to several species of the composite genus Senecio.
Definition of Ragwort
1. Noun. Any of several species of wild flowering plants of the genus ''Senecio'' with yellow flowers. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ragwort
1. a flowering plant [n -S]
Medical Definition of Ragwort
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Ragwort
Literary usage of Ragwort
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Gardeners Dictionary: Containing the Methods of Cultivating and ...by Philip Miller by Philip Miller (1754)
"ragwort with Fenel - giant - leaves, and a larger Flower. 13. JACOB. ... Greet Sea
ragwort, with Leaves green on their upper Side, but hoary underneath. 17. ..."
2. The Entomologist; an Illustrated Journal of General Entomology by Edward Newman, Royal Entomological Society of London (1907)
"A. nigricans, abundant, on ragwort. ... common, on ragwort ; fore wings very
variable shades of rich red to brown. ... common on ragwort ; very variable. ..."
3. Wild flowers by Anne Pratt (1853)
"The rich golden clusters of the ragwort are very handsome, and growing on their
tall stems, sometimes two feet in height, large quantities of the plant form ..."
4. Trees and Shrubs: An Abridgment of the Arboretum Et Fruticetum Britannicum by John Claudius Loudon (1875)
"South of Europe, on tne sea coast and on rocks. Height 3 ft. to 4 ft. Introduced in
1596. Flowers yellow, ragwort-like; June to August. 10S3. ..."
5. Report of Meeting by ANZAAS, ANZAAS. (1905)
"The opinion of the majority of farmers in the affected area has always been that
the disease was caused by eating ragwort, which was so prevalent as to be ..."
6. Report of the Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Association for the by ANZAAS. (1905)
"The opinion of the majority of farmers in the affected area has always been that
the disease was caused by eating ragwort, which was so prevalent as to be ..."
7. An Encyclopædia of Trees and Shrubs: Being the Arboretum Et Fruticetum by John Claudius Loudon (1869)
"The Cineraria-like Senecio, or Sea ragwort. Identification. Dec. ... Flowers yellow,
ragwort-like; June to August. Unless planted in very dry soil, ..."
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