ragweed | ||
1. | [ noun ] (botany) widespread European weed having yellow daisylike flowers; sometimes an obnoxious weed and toxic to cattle if consumed in quantity | |
Synonyms: | tansy_ragwort benweed Senecio_jacobaea ragwort | |
Related terms: | weed Senecio | |
2. | [ noun ] (botany) any of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and asthma | |
Synonyms: | bitterweed ambrosia | |
Related terms: | weed common_ragweed western_ragweed great_ragweed genus_Ambrosia | |
Similar spelling: |
ragged Rasheed Rasheeda razed Rashed raised Rau-Sed |