BUTTERWEED


Meaning of BUTTERWEED in English

/but"euhr weed'/ , n.

1. any wild plant having conspicuously yellow flowers or leaves.

2. the horseweed.

3. a ragwort ( Senecio jacobaea ) or groundsel ( S. vulgaris ), both having yellow ray flowers.

[ 1885-90; BUTTER + WEED 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .