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Ragweed

noun

Widespread European weed having yellow daisylike flowers; sometimes an obnoxious weed and toxic to cattle if consumed in quantity. Synonyms: benweed, ragwort, Senecio jacobaea, tansy ragwort.

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: ambrosia, bitterweed.

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Words linked to "Ragweed" : genus Ambrosia, common ragweed, Senecio, Ambrosia psilostachya, great ragweed, weed, Ambrosia artemisiifolia, Ambrosia trifida, genus Senecio, Senecio jacobaea