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English noun: ragweed

1. ragweed (plant) widespread European weed having yellow daisylike flowers; sometimes an obnoxious weed and toxic to cattle if consumed in quantity


Synonymsbenweed, ragwort, Senecio jacobaea, tansy ragwort


Broader (hypernym)weed


Member meronymgenus Senecio, Senecio

2. ragweed (plant) any of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and asthma


Synonymsambrosia, bitterweed


Broader (hypernym)weed


Narrower (hyponym)Ambrosia artemisiifolia, Ambrosia psilostachya, Ambrosia trifida, common ragweed, great ragweed, perennial ragweed, western ragweed


Member meronymgenus Ambrosia









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