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butterweed

[ buht-er-weed ]
/ ˈbʌt ərˌwid /
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noun
any wild plant having conspicuously yellow flowers or leaves.
the horseweed.
a ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) or groundsel (S. vulgaris), both having yellow ray flowers.
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Origin of butterweed

First recorded in 1885–90; butter + weed1

Words nearby butterweed

butter someone up, butter spreader, butter tart, butter tree, butter up, butterweed, butterwort, Butterworth, butter wouldn't melt in one's mouth, buttery, buttfuck
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