noun
weedy herb of the eastern United States to Texas having golden-yellow flowers; sometimes becomes invasive; sometimes placed in genus Senecio
• Syn: ↑golden groundsel, ↑Packera aurea, ↑Senecio aureus
• Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant
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noun : a ragwort (Senecio aureus) of the United States having basal cordate leaves, lyrate or clasping stem leaves, and an open cluster of yellow-rayed flowers
Useful english dictionary. 2012.