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Meanings of ragwort in English

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Widespread European weed having yellow daisylike flowers; sometimes an obnoxious weed and toxic to cattle if consumed in quantity.

American ragwort with yellow flowers.

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Examples for "butterweed"
Examples for "butterweed"
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"Butterweeds," Bette said, pointing.
Stiltsville: a novel
Usage of ragwort in English
1
The air was layered with scents of thistles, yarrow, ragwort, tansy.
Timescape
2
Wild pigs and red deer run rampant through ragwort, thistles and other weeds.
The Guardian
3
Then he announced that he would wage war on people who let ragwort grow.
The Guardian
4
The countrywide epidemic of ragwort may result in the death of agriculture in this country.
The Irish Times
5
However recently one guest brought in a ragwort, probably thinking it is our new national emblem.
The Irish Times
6
I can hardly wait for other species, such as ragwort and foxglove, to be similarly signposted.
The Irish Times
7
When we bought our Wicklow cottage, it came with an acre of ragwort and dock leaves.
The Irish Times
8
It was the yellow ragwort that did it!
Christie, the King's Servant / A Sequel to "Christie's Old Organ...
9
The grasses are rich in meadowsweet and big yellow flares of ragwort, it is a sight.
The Irish Times
10
The foolish boy likewise pulled his ragwort, and cried with the rest, "Up, horsie!"
The Letters of Robert Burns
11
There were also low-lying fields of rushes, and hilly stony areas where rabbits and ragwort were thriving.
The Irish Times
12
Bluebells and golden ragwort fringed the hedge-rows.
Days Off, and Other Digressions
13
For depression, thyme was recommended, and a Manx preservative against all kinds of infectious diseases is ragwort.
The Folk-lore of Plants
14
As ecologists were quick to point out, ragwort is a native plant critical to the survival of other species.
The Guardian
15
Yes, I am convinced of it; it was that bunch of yellow ragwort on the mantelpiece in my bedroom.
Christie, the King's Servant / A Sequel to "Christie's Old Organ...
16
There must have been nearby ragwort or groundsel, the food plants of the caterpillars that pupate on the ground.
The Irish Times
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