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ragweed

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Noun

any of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and asthma

widespread European weed having yellow daisylike flowers; sometimes an obnoxious weed and toxic to cattle if consumed in quantity

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Synonyms:
ambrosia bitterweed ragwort tansy ragwort benweed Senecio jacobaea

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "ragweed":
ragged raised razed rigged rugged ragweed rau-sed richweed rockweed reseed
Words contain "ragweed":
common ragweed false ragweed great ragweed perennial ragweed ragweed ragweed pollen western ragweed
Words contain "ragweed" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
ambrosia psilostachya western ragweed pollen count perennial ragweed family compositae family asteraceae compositae asteraceae aster family ragweed pollen more...

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