Meanings
plural staggerweeds
- countableuncountableA flowering plant of species Stachys arvensis, which causes staggers in livestock that consume it.
Synonyms: corn woundwort, field stachys, field woundwort, hedge-nettle, wild mint
- A plant of other species, for similar reasons:
- countableuncountableConsolida regalis (syn. Delphinium consolida)
Synonyms: rocket larkspur, forking larkspur, field larkspur
- countableuncountableCorydalis cava
Synonyms: moschatel, five-faced bishop, hollowroot, muskroot, townhall clock, tuberous crowfoot
- countableuncountableDelphinium spp. (larkspurs)
- countableuncountableDelphinium tricorne (dwarf larkspur)
- countableuncountableDicentra canadensis (squirrel corn)
- countableuncountableDicentra cucullaria (Dutchman's breeches)
- countableuncountableJacobaea vulgaris (syn. Senecio jacobaea, staggerwort)
Synonyms: ragwort, common ragwort, smegplant, stinking willie, tansy ragwort, St. James' wort, stinking nanny, stinking ninny
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA flowering plant of species Stachys arvensis, which causes staggers in livestock that consume it.
nounConsolida regalis (syn. Delphinium consolida)
nounCorydalis cava
nounDicentra eximia (syn. Fumaria eximia)
nounHelenium autumnale
nounJacobaea vulgaris (syn. Senecio jacobaea, staggerwort)
Origin
Cite this entry
staggerweed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/staggerweed
“staggerweed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/staggerweed. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “staggerweed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/staggerweed.
Source: staggerweed on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.