Ragwort

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈɹaÉ¡wəːt/

Origin

From rag + wort.

Full definition of ragwort

Noun

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.