Medical term:

Senecio

(sĕ-nē'sē-ō, -shē-ō),

1. A large genus of plants (family Compositae), many species of which contain alkaloids that produce hepatic necrosis.

2. A common weed of the eastern U.S., formerly used in the treatment of amenorrhea and other menstrual irregularities.

[L. a plant, groundsel, fr. senecio, an old man]

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se·ne·ci·o·sis

(sĕ-nē'sē-ō'sis),

Liver degeneration and necrosis caused by ingestion of plants of the genus Senecio, such as ragwort and groundsel; similar hepatotoxic properties have been observed after ingestion of some kinds of Crotalaria and Heliotropium.

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