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RAGWEED
ragweed, ambrosia, bitterweed
(noun) any of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and asthma
ragwort, tansy ragwort, ragweed, benweed, Senecio jacobaea
(noun) widespread European weed having yellow daisylike flowers; sometimes an obnoxious weed and toxic to cattle if consumed in quantity
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ragweed (plural ragweeds)
A plant of the genus Ambrosia. These weeds are particularly noted for producing pollen which people with hay fever are allergic to.
Anagrams
• Edgware, wagered
Source: Wiktionary
Rag"weed, n. (Bot.)
Definition: A common American composite weed (Ambrosia artemisiæfolia) with finely divided leaves; hogweed. Great ragweed, a coarse American herb (Ambrosia trifida), with rough three-lobed opposite leaves.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) small asexual fruiting body resembling a cushion or blister consisting of a mat of hyphae that is produced on a host by some fungi
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