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but⋅ter⋅weed

  [buht-er-weed]
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–noun
1. any wild plant having conspicuously yellow flowers or leaves.
2. the horseweed.
3. a ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) or groundsel (S. vulgaris), both having yellow ray flowers.
Origin:
1885–90; butter + weed 1
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Butter Crocks /Butter Pot
Over 20 styles to choose from! Butter Bells, Butter Pots, & Bells.
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but·ter·weed   (bŭt'ər-wēd')   
n.  

  1. A succulent annual or biennial plant (Senecio glabellus), native to the eastern United States and having pinnately divided leaves and bright yellow, radiate flower heads.

  2. The horseweed.

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