ragweed.
A plant of the genus Ambrosia, native to North America and a common invasive species elsewhere, particularly noted for producing pollen that triggers hay fever.
Meaning & usage
A plant of the genus Ambrosia, native to North America and a common invasive species elsewhere, particularly noted for producing pollen that triggers hay fever.
Synonym of ragwort.
A summer cypress, mock cypress (Bassia scoparia).
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English ragwort Proto-West Germanic *weud Old English wēod Middle English weed English weed blend English ragweed Alteration of earlier ragwort; presumably equivalent to ragged + weed, with "rag" referring to the tattered appearance of the plant's leaves. Compare Middle English ragwed (“butcher's broom”), of uncertain linguistic relationship.
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