1.
[syn: butterweed, ragwort, Senecio glabellus]
2. any of several yellow-flowered plants of the genus Packera; often placed in genus Senecio;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Butterweed \But"ter*weed`\, n. (Bot.)
An annual composite plant of the Mississippi valley (Senecio
lobatus).
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
butterweed
n 1: American ragwort with yellow flowers [syn: butterweed,
ragwort, Senecio glabellus]
2: any of several yellow-flowered plants of the genus Packera;
often placed in genus Senecio