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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Senecio \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.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Ivy \I"vy\, n.; pl. Ivies. [AS. [=i]fig; akin to OHG. ebawi,
     ebah, G. epheu.] (Bot.)
     Hedera+({Hedera+helix" rel="nofollow">A plant of the genus Hedera ({Hedera helix), common in
     Europe. Its leaves are evergreen, dark, smooth, shining, and
     mostly five-pointed; the flowers yellowish and small; the
     berries black or yellow. The stem clings to walls and trees
     by rootlike fibers.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Direct
           The clasping ivy where to climb.         --Milton.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Ye myrtles brown, with ivy never sere.   --Milton.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     American ivy. (Bot.) See Virginia creeper.
  
     English ivy (Bot.), a popular name in America for the ivy
        proper ({Hedera helix).
  
     German ivy (Bot.), a creeping plant, with smooth, succulent
        stems, and fleshy, light-green leaves; a species of
        Senecio+({Senecio+scandens" rel="nofollow">Senecio ({Senecio scandens).
  
     Ground+ivy.+(Bot.)+Gill+({Nepeta+Glechoma" rel="nofollow">Ground ivy. (Bot.) Gill ({Nepeta Glechoma).
  
     Ivy bush. (Bot.) See Mountain laurel, under Mountain.
        
  
     Ivy owl (Zo["o]l.), the barn owl.
  
     Ivy tod (Bot.), the ivy plant. --Tennyson.
  
     Japanese ivy (Bot.), a climbing plant ({Ampelopsis
        tricuspidata), closely related to the Virginia creeper.
        
  
     Poison ivy (Bot.), an American woody creeper ({Rhus
        Toxicodendron), with trifoliate leaves, and
        greenish-white berries. It is exceedingly poisonous to the
        touch for most persons.
  
     To pipe in an ivy leaf, to console one's self as best one
        can. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
  
     West Indian ivy, a climbing plant of the genus
        Marcgravia.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Senecio \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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

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

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  senecio
     n.
     (lb en botany) Any of the plants of the genus ''Senecio''.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Senecio
     Translingual n.
     (taxon genus family Asteraceae groundsel or ragwort)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  senecio
     n.
     (lb en botany) Any of the plants of the genus ''Senecio''.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  senecio
     n.
     (lb en botany) Any of the plants of the genus ''Senecio''.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Senecio
     Translingual n.
     (taxon genus family Asteraceae groundsel or ragwort)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  senecio
     n.
     (lb en botany) Any of the plants of the genus ''Senecio''.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Senecio
     Translingual n.
     (taxon genus family Asteraceae groundsel or ragwort)

From Esperanto-English FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.0.1 :   [ freedict:epo-eng ]

  senecio /sˌenetsˈio/
  ragwort

From Esperanto-English FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.0.1 :   [ freedict:epo-eng ]

  senecio /sˌenetsˈio/
  ragwort

From Esperanto-English FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.0.1 :   [ freedict:epo-eng ]

  senecio /sˌenetsˈio/
  ragwort

From IPA:eo :   [ IPA:eo ]

  

/senet͡sio/

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

  Senecio
     千里光属

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