tragopogon pratensis

1. 1.

   weedy European annual with yellow flowers; naturalized in United States

   Synonymsmeadow salsifygoatsbeardshepherd's clock

   Broaderwildflower

   Part ofTragopogon

Questions about tragopogon pratensis

What does tragopogon pratensis mean?

tragopogon pratensis means "weedy European annual with yellow flowers; naturalized in United States".

What is another word for tragopogon pratensis?

Close synonyms include meadow salsify, goatsbeard, shepherd's clock. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is tragopogon pratensis a common word?

tragopogon pratensis is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.