ragwort en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɹæɡwəːt/ (UK)
Etymology
From rag (referring to the ragged leaves) + wort.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Any of a number of wild flowering plants with yellow flowers in the family Asteraceae, mostly belonging to Senecio and related genera.
As we all know, witches ride through the air on a broom, but sometimes their means of locomotion was a bulrush, a branch of thorn, mullein stalks, cornstalk, or ragweed, called fairies' horse in Ireland.
1940, Rosetta E. Clarkson, Green Enchantments: The Magic Spell of Gardens, The Macmillan Company, page 267:Ragwort is under the command of dame Venus, and cleanses, digests and discusses.
1653, Nicholas Culpeper, The English Physician Enlarged, Folio Society, published 2007, page 237:Sea-poppies and ragwort were plants of ill-fame, too.
1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 157:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ragworts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
common ragwort · water ragwort · tansy ragwort · Musinea ragwort · willow ragwort · Flagstaff ragwort · golden ragwort · Oxford ragwort · purple ragwort · marsh ragwort · woolly ragwort · broad-leaved ragwort · pink ragwort · Chinese ragwort · balsam ragwort · Podunk ragwort · South African ragwort · Monro's ragwort · sea ragwort · Mojave ragwort · woad-leaved ragwort · nodding ragwort · Mono ragwort · narrow-leaved ragwort · redpurple ragwort
Relateds
mare's fart · ragweed · St. James Wort · dog standard
Translations (11)
ru кресто́вник (plant of the genus Senecio) · eo senecio (plant of the genus Senecio) · fi villakko (plant of the genus Senecio) · fr séneçon (plant of the genus Senecio) · ko 금방망이 (plant of the genus Senecio) · gl cálsamo (plant of the genus Senecio) · pl starzec (plant of the genus Senecio) · bg спореж якобов (plant of the genus Senecio) · de Kreuzkraut (plant of the genus Senecio) · yol boouchelawn (plant of the genus Senecio) · ar لُبَيْنَة (plant of the genus Senecio)