butterweed

Noun
Synonyms: ragwortSenecio glabellus

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. American ragwort with yellow flowersSynonyms: ragwortSenecio glabellusType of wildflower, wild flowerMember of Senecio, genus Senecio
  2. any of several yellow-flowered plants of the genus Packera; often placed in genus SenecioType of herb, herbaceous plantMember of Packera, genus Packera
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

But′ter·weed′ (…), noun

Botany An annual composite plant of the Mississippi valley (Senecio lobatus).

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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