Definitions for: Senecio

[n] enormous and diverse cosmopolitan genus of trees and shrubs and vines and herbs including many weeds

Webster (1913) Definition: Se*ne"ci*o, n. [L., groundsel, lit., an old man. So
called in allusion to the hoary appearance of the pappus.]
(Bot.)
A very large genus of composite plants including the
groundsel and the golden ragwort.

Synonyms: genus Senecio

See Also: aster family, Asteraceae, asterid dicot genus, benweed, butterweed, Cineraria maritima, Compositae, dusty miller, family Asteraceae, family Compositae, groundsel, nodding groundsel, ragweed, ragwort, Senecio bigelovii, Senecio cineraria, Senecio doublasii, Senecio glabellus, Senecio jacobaea, Senecio vulgaris, tansy ragwort, threadleaf groundsel

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