Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun butterweed
2 senses of butterweed
Sense 1
butterweed, ragwort, Senecio glabellus -- (American ragwort with yellow flowers)
=> wildflower, wild flower -- (wild or uncultivated flowering plant)
Sense 2
butterweed -- (any of several yellow-flowered plants of the genus Packera; often placed in genus Senecio)
=> herb, herbaceous plant -- (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)