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单词 ragwort
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Definition of ragwort in English:

ragwort

noun ˈraɡwəːt
  • A yellow-flowered ragged-leaved European plant of the daisy family, which is a common weed of grazing land and is toxic to livestock.

    千里光

    Genus Senecio, family Compositae: several species, in particular S. jacobaea

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Although the yellow-flowered ragwort is an attractive-looking plant, it is poisonous to animals and can cause skin reactions in people.
    • Daisies usually call to mind open, dry fields bathed in sun, but ragwort is one daisy that thrives in shaded, wet soil.
    • On the line itself, ragwort and cow parsley grew almost as high as the platform, but in the gaps you could see the tracks were gone.
    • Common ragwort, with its distinctive yellow flowers, is a very hardy plant producing up to 150,000 seeds at a time, which can survive for up to 20 years.
    • Many landowners have to spend time, effort and money to clear the ragwort from our land that has been caused by the council's infestation.

Definition of ragwort in US English:

ragwort

noun
  • A yellow-flowered plant of the daisy family that is a common weed of grazing land. It is toxic to livestock, especially when dried.

    千里光

    Genus Senecio, family Compositae: several species, including the ragged-leaved tansy ragwort (S. jacobaea)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Daisies usually call to mind open, dry fields bathed in sun, but ragwort is one daisy that thrives in shaded, wet soil.
    • Although the yellow-flowered ragwort is an attractive-looking plant, it is poisonous to animals and can cause skin reactions in people.
    • On the line itself, ragwort and cow parsley grew almost as high as the platform, but in the gaps you could see the tracks were gone.
    • Common ragwort, with its distinctive yellow flowers, is a very hardy plant producing up to 150,000 seeds at a time, which can survive for up to 20 years.
    • Many landowners have to spend time, effort and money to clear the ragwort from our land that has been caused by the council's infestation.
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