ragweeds

Meanings

Noun

• widespread European weed having yellow daisylike flowers; sometimes an obnoxious weed and toxic to cattle if consumed in quantity
• any of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and asthma
• plural of ragweed

Synonyms

ambrosia, benweed, bitterweed, ragweed, ragwort, Senecio jacobaea, tansy ragwort