Noun: ragwort 'rag,wurt
- Widespread European weed having yellow daisylike flowers; sometimes an obnoxious weed and toxic to cattle if consumed in quantity
"Farmers worked to eliminate ragwort from their pastures to protect their livestock";
- tansy ragwort, benweed, Senecio jacobaea
- American ragwort with yellow flowers
"ragwort bloomed abundantly in the spring meadow";
- butterweed, Senecio glabellus
Derived forms: ragworts
Type of: weed, wild flower, wildflower
Part of: genus Senecio, Senecio
Encyclopedia: Ragwort