butterweed

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noun

Any of various herbaceous flowering plants in the genus Conyza or Erigeron.

Similar
ragwortSenecio glabellus
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Meanings

nounbutterweed (countable and uncountable, plural butterweeds)

plural butterweeds

  1. countableuncountableAny of various herbaceous flowering plants in the genus Conyza or Erigeron.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAmerican ragwort with yellow flowers

Similar
ragwortSenecio glabellus
Broader
wildflowerwild flower
Also see
ragwort

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From butter + weed.

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Translations

Māori hāka
  • hākaa flowering plant of the genus Conyza
Cite this entry
APA

butterweed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butterweed

MLA

“butterweed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butterweed. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “butterweed,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butterweed.

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