squawweed

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noun

golden ragwort (Packera aurea, syn. Senecio aureus)

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golden groundselgolden squawweedheart-leaf groundselliferootspoon-leaved ragwortroundleaf groundselTexas squaw-weedTexas groundsel
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Meanings

nounsquawweed (usually uncountable, plural squawweeds)

plural squawweeds · alternative squaw weed

  1. Any of several species of plants of North America:
    1. uncountableusuallygolden ragwort (Packera aurea, syn. Senecio aureus)

      Synonyms: golden groundsel, golden squawweed, heart-leaf groundsel, liferoot

    2. uncountableusuallyroundleaf ragwort (Packera obovata, syn. Senecio obovatus)

      Synonyms: spoon-leaved ragwort, roundleaf groundsel

    3. uncountableusuallyTexas ragwort (Senecio ampullaceus)

      Synonyms: Texas squaw-weed, Texas groundsel, Texas butterweed

    4. uncountableusuallycommon groundsel (Senecio vulgaris)

      Synonyms: old-man-in-the-spring

    5. uncountableusuallythreadleaf groundsel (Senecio flaccidus)

      Synonyms: Douglas senecio, threadleaf ragwort

    6. uncountableusuallywhite snakeroot (Ageratina altissima, syn. Eupatorium rugosum)

      Synonyms: richweed, white sanicle

    7. uncountableusuallypurplestem aster (Symphyotrichum puniceum)

      Synonyms: red-stalk aster, red-stemmed aster, red-stem aster, swamp aster, early purple aster, cocash, swanweed, meadow scabish

Synonyms & antonyms

noungolden ragwort (Packera aurea, syn. Senecio aureus)

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golden groundselgolden squawweedheart-leaf groundselliferoot

nounroundleaf ragwort (Packera obovata, syn. Senecio obovatus)

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spoon-leaved ragwortroundleaf groundsel

nounTexas ragwort (Senecio ampullaceus)

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Texas squaw-weedTexas groundselTexas butterweed

nouncommon groundsel (Senecio vulgaris)

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old-man-in-the-spring

nounthreadleaf groundsel (Senecio flaccidus)

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Douglas seneciothreadleaf ragwort

nounwhite snakeroot (Ageratina altissima, syn. Eupatorium rugosum)

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richweedwhite sanicle

nounpurplestem aster (Symphyotrichum puniceum)

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red-stalk asterred-stemmed asterred-stem asterswamp asterearly purple astercocashswanweedmeadow scabish

Origin

From squaw + weed.

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Cite this entry
APA

squawweed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squawweed

MLA

“squawweed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squawweed. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “squawweed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squawweed.

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