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butterweed

noun
but·ter·weed | \ ˈbə-tər-ˌwēd \

Definition of butterweed 

: any of several plants having yellow flowers or smooth soft foliage: such as

a : horseweed sense 1

b : any of several North American senecios (such as Senecio glabellus)

First Known Use of butterweed

1837, in the meaning defined above

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