English Explanatory Dictionary

staggerweed

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A flowering plant of species Stachys arvensis, which causes staggers in livestock that consume it.
  2. A plant of other species, for similar reasons:
  3. Consolida regalis (syn. Delphinium consolida)
  4. Corydalis cava
  5. Delphinium spp. (larkspurs)
  6. Delphinium tricorne (dwarf larkspur)
  7. Dicentra spp. (bleeding hearts)
  8. Dicentra eximia (syn. Fumaria eximia)
  9. Dicentra canadensis (squirrel corn)
  10. Dicentra cucullaria (Dutchman's breeches)
  11. Helenium autumnale
  12. Jacobaea vulgaris (syn. Senecio jacobaea, staggerwort)

Word forms

staggerweed staggerweeds

Etymology

From stagger + weed.

Synonyms

corn woundwort field stachys field woundwort hedge-nettle wild mint rocket larkspur forking larkspur field larkspur moschatel five-faced bishop hollowroot muskroot townhall clock tuberous crowfoot turkey corn wild bleeding-heart common sneezeweed large-flowered sneezeweed ragwort common ragwort smegplant stinking willie tansy ragwort St. James' wort stinking nanny stinking ninny stinking willy dog standard cankerwort stammerwort tansy benweed
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