HyperDic: ambrosia_artemisiifolia

English > 1 sense of the expression Ambrosia artemisiifolia:
NOUNplantAmbrosia artemisiifolia, common ragweedannual weed with finely divided foliage and spikes of green flowers
English > Ambrosia artemisiifolia: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningannual weed with finely divided foliage and spikes of green flowers; common in North America; introduced elsewhere accidentally.
Synonymcommon ragweed
Broaderragweed, ambrosia, bitterweedAny of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and asthma

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