butterweed

[ buht-er-weed ]

/ ˈbʌt ərˌwid /

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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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Are you aware how often people swap around “their,” “there,” and “they’re”? Prove you have more than a fair grasp over these commonly confused words.

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Which one of these commonly confused words can act as an adverb or a pronoun?

First recorded in 1885–90; butter + weed¹