Ragweed Synonyms

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Any of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and asthma
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. ambrosia
  2. bitterweed
Widespread European weed having yellow daisylike flowers; sometimes an obnoxious weed and toxic to cattle if consumed in quantity
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. ragwort
  2. tansy ragwort
  3. benweed
  4. Senecio jacobaea

Words Related to Ragweed

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. goosegrass
  2. hirsutum
  3. odoratum
  4. broomrape

Ragweed Sentence Examples

  • The trees which form dense forest and scrub in southern Patagonia and in Fuegia are absent, and one of the largest plants on the islands is a gigantic woolly ragweed (Senecio candicans) which attains in some places a height of 3 to 4 ft..

  • Last year, glyphosate-resistant common ragweed was confirmed in Missouri, which was also resistant to 10 times the normal rate of application.

  • In Hawaii, short ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.) is reported to be present in a number of locations.

  • This would appear to be the manner in which Australian bush dermatitis, ragweed dermatitis, and parthenium dermatitis are all produced.

  • I just found out a few days ago, that I 'm very allergic to ragweed pollen.

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