ragwort
/ˈɹæɡwəːt/
ragwort noun: any of a number of wild flowering plants with yellow flowers in the family Asteraceae, mostly belonging to Senecio and related genera.
Noun
ragwort (countable and uncountable, plural ragworts)
- Any of a number of wild flowering plants with yellow flowers in the family Asteraceae, mostly belonging to Senecio and related genera.
- Ragwort is under the command of dame Venus, and cleanses, digests and discusses.1653, Nicholas Culpeper, The English Physician Enlarged, Folio Society, published 2007, page 237
- Sea-poppies and ragwort were plants of ill-fame, too.1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 157
ragwort meaning in Arabic
ragwort in Arabic
- plant of the genus Senecio
- لُبَيْنَة lubayna
Forms of ragwort
| plural | ragworts |
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Origin of ragwort
From rag (referring to the ragged leaves) + wort.
Words formed from ragwort
- balsam ragwort
- broad-leaved ragwort
- Chinese ragwort
- common ragwort
- Flagstaff ragwort
- golden ragwort
- marsh ragwort
- Mojave ragwort
- Mono ragwort
- Monro's ragwort
- Musinea ragwort
- narrow-leaved ragwort
- nodding ragwort
- Oxford ragwort
- pink ragwort
- Podunk ragwort
- purple ragwort
- redpurple ragwort
- sea ragwort
- South African ragwort
- tansy ragwort
- water ragwort
- willow ragwort
- woad-leaved ragwort
- woolly ragwort
Questions about ragwort
- What does ragwort mean?
- Ragwort means any of a number of wild flowering plants with yellow flowers in the family Asteraceae, mostly belonging to Senecio and related genera.
- What is ragwort in Arabic?
- Ragwort in Arabic is لُبَيْنَة (lubayna). See Ragwort meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is ragwort?
- Ragwort is a noun.
- How do you pronounce ragwort?
- Ragwort is pronounced /ˈɹæɡwəːt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of ragwort?
- The plural of ragwort is ragworts.
Words near ragwort in the dictionary
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