ragwort

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Etymology

From rag +‎ wort.

Pronunciation

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Noun

ragwort (countable and uncountable, plural ragworts)

  1. Any of a number of wild flowering plants with yellow flowers in the family Asteraceae, mostly belonging to Senecio and related genera.
    • 1653, Nicholas Culpeper, The English Physician Enlarged, Folio Society 2007, p. 237:
      Ragwort is under the command of dame Venus, and cleanses, digests and discusses.

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