Definition of Tansy ragwort

1. Noun. Widespread European weed having yellow daisylike flowers; sometimes an obnoxious weed and toxic to cattle if consumed in quantity.

Exact synonyms: Benweed, Ragweed, Ragwort, Senecio Jacobaea
Group relationships: Genus Senecio, Senecio
Generic synonyms: Weed

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tansy Ragwort

tanoak
tanoaks
tanooki
tanookis
tanorexia
tanrec
tanrecs
tanru
tans
tanshinone
tansies
tansy
tansy-leaved rocket
tansy leaf aster
tansy mustard
tansy ragwort (current term)
tant
tant mieux
tantalate
tantalates
tantalcarbide
tantalian
tantalic
tantalic acid
tantaliferous
tantalise
tantalised
tantaliser
tantalises
tantalising

Literary usage of Tansy ragwort

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"Senecio jacobaea L. Stinking-willie; tansy ragwort Herbaceous biennial Clearings, urban waste ground and ballast. Senecio obovatus Muhl. ..."

2. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"Senecio jacobaea L. Stinking-willie; tansy ragwort Herbaceous biennial Clearings, urban waste ground and ballast. ..."

3. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord. Britton, Hon. Addison. Brown (1913)
"Labrador and arctic America to Alaska. Also in northeastern Asia. Summer. 10. Senecio Jacobaea L. tansy ragwort. ..."

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