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Ragweed

Ragweed Meaning & Definition
Ragweed Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Ragweed?

[n] any of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and asthma
[n] widespread European weed having yellow daisylike flowers; sometimes an obnoxious weed and toxic to cattle if consumed in quantity

Synonyms | Synonyms for Ragweed: ambrosia | benweed | bitterweed | ragwort | Senecio jacobaea | tansy ragwort

Related Terms | Find terms related to Ragweed:

See Also | Ambrosia artemisiifolia | Ambrosia psilostachya | Ambrosia trifida | common ragweed | genus Ambrosia | genus Senecio | great ragweed | perennial ragweed | Senecio | weed | western ragweed

Ragweed In Webster's Dictionary

\Rag"weed\, n. (Bot.) A common American composite weed ({Ambrosia artemisi[ae]folia}) with finely divided leaves; hogweed. {Great ragweed}, a coarse American herb ({Ambrosia trifida}), with rough three-lobed opposite leaves.

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