ragwort
ragwort · ragworts
крестовник
Kreuzkraut
Any of a number of wild flowering plants with yellow flowers in the family Asteraceae,…Any of a number of wild flowering plants with yellow flowers in the family Asteraceae, mostly belonging to Senecio and related genera.
/ˈɹæɡwəːt/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Any of a number of wild flowering plants with yellow flowers in the family Asteraceae, mostly belonging to Senecio and related genera.
Kreuzkraut
кресто́вникkrestóvnik
More definitions
- widespread European weed having yellow daisylike flowers; sometimes an obnoxious weed and toxic to cattle if consumed in quantity
- American ragwort with yellow flowers
Translations
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By meaning 1
plant of the genus Senecio:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
plant of the genus Senecio:
Origin
From rag (referring to the ragged leaves) + wort.From rag (referring to the ragged leaves) + wort.
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Forms
plural: ragwortsSynonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- widespread European weed having yellow daisylike flowers; sometimes an obnoxious weed and toxic to cattle if consumed in quantity:tansy ragwortragweedbenweedSenecio jacobaea
- American ragwort with yellow flowers:butterweedSenecio glabellus
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable