benweed
- noun
- UK
:
hierba benéfica
- The fields were overrun with benweed, threatening the health of the grazing cattle.
Examples
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Cattle farmers must be cautious, as large quantities of benweed can be harmful to their livestock.
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Gardeners often struggle to control benweed because of its rapid spread and toxicity.
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The benweed grew abundantly in the field.
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Farmers need to control benweed to protect their cattle.
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Farmers must monitor their pastures closely, as benweed can be toxic to cattle if ingested in large amounts.
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To prevent cattle poisoning, it is essential for ranchers to remove benweed from their fields.
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In spring, benweed blooms throughout the meadows, but its presence poses a risk to livestock health.
Synonyms
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A wild plant with yellow daisy-like flowers that is poisonous to farm animals
A common European plant with bright yellow daisy-like flowers called ragwort that is poisonous to cattle
A common European weed with yellow flowers that is poisonous to cattle if eaten
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word benweed can be remembered by thinking of ben- like the old word bane meaning 'harm' and weed meaning 'wild plant', so benweed is a harmful or poisonous weed, which explains why it can be dangerous to cattle.