NOUN | plant | genus Ambrosia | comprising the ragweeds |
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Meaning | Comprising the ragweeds; in some classification considered the type genus of a separate family Ambrosiaceae. | |
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Member of | Compositae, family Compositae, Asteraceae, family Asteraceae, aster family | plants with heads composed of many florets |
Members | ragweed, ambrosia, bitterweed | Any of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and asthma |
Broader | asterid dicot genus | genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs |
Spanish | genus ambrosia | |
Catalan | genus ambrosia |
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