ragweed (n.)

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

    [ Syn: ragwort , tansy ragwort , benweed , senecio jacobaea ]

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

    [ Syn: ambrosia , bitterweed ]

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