benweed (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *benweed*:
NOUN	plant	benweed, ragwort, tansy ragwort, ragweed, Senecio jacobaea	widespread European weed having yellow daisylike flowers

English > *benweed*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	widespread European weed having yellow daisylike flowers; sometimes an obnoxious weed and toxic to cattle if consumed in quantity.
Synonyms	ragwort, tansy ragwort, ragweed, Senecio jacobaea
Member of	Senecio, genus Senecio	enormous and diverse cosmopolitan genus of trees and shrubs and vines and herbs including many weeds
Broader	weed	Any plant that crowds out cultivated plants

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