HyperDic: common_ragweed

English > 1 sense of the expression common ragweed:
NOUNplantcommon ragweed, Ambrosia artemisiifoliaannual weed with finely divided foliage and spikes of green flowers
English > common ragweed: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningannual weed with finely divided foliage and spikes of green flowers; common in North America; introduced elsewhere accidentally.
SynonymAmbrosia artemisiifolia
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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