staggerweed

English

Etymology

From stagger +‎ weed.

Noun

staggerweed (countable and uncountable, plural staggerweeds)

  1. A flowering plant of species Stachys arvensis, which causes staggers in livestock that consume it.
    Synonyms: corn woundwort, field stachys, field woundwort, hedge-nettle, wild mint
  2. A plant of other species, for similar reasons:
    1. Consolida regalis (syn. Delphinium consolida)
      Synonyms: rocket larkspur, forking larkspur, field larkspur
    2. Corydalis cava
      Synonyms: moschatel, five-faced bishop, hollowroot, muskroot, townhall clock, tuberous crowfoot
    3. Delphinium spp. (larkspurs)
      1. Delphinium tricorne (dwarf larkspur)
    4. Dicentra spp. (bleeding hearts)
      1. Dicentra eximia (syn. Fumaria eximia)
        Synonyms: turkey corn, wild bleeding-heart
      2. Dicentra canadensis (squirrel corn)
      3. Dicentra cucullaria (Dutchman's breeches)
    5. Helenium autumnale
      Synonyms: common sneezeweed, large-flowered sneezeweed
    6. Jacobaea vulgaris (syn. Senecio jacobaea, staggerwort)
      Synonyms: ragwort, common ragwort, smegplant, stinking willie(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace {{vern}} with a regular link if already defined. Add novern=1 if not defined.), tansy ragwort(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace {{vern}} with a regular link if already defined. Add novern=1 if not defined.), St. James' wort(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace {{vern}} with a regular link if already defined. Add novern=1 if not defined.), stinking nanny(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace {{vern}} with a regular link if already defined. Add novern=1 if not defined.), stinking ninny(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace {{vern}} with a regular link if already defined. Add novern=1 if not defined.), stinking willy(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace {{vern}} with a regular link if already defined. Add novern=1 if not defined.), dog standard(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace {{vern}} with a regular link if already defined. Add novern=1 if not defined.), cankerwort, stammerwort, tansy, benweed

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