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noun

See under ragweed.

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noun

any of the composite plants of the genus Ambrosia, the airborne pollen of which is the most prevalent cause of autumnal hay fever, as the common North American species, A. trifida (great ragweed or giant ragweed) and A. artemisiifolia.

Origin:
1650–60; rag¹ + weed¹, so called from its ragged appearance

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ragweed (ˈræɡˌwiːd)

—n
	Also called: ambrosia any plant of the chiefly North American genus Ambrosia, such as A. artemisiifolia (common ragweed): family Asteraceae (composites). Their green tassel-like flowers produce large amounts of pollen, which causes hay fever

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Word Origin & History

ragweed

1790, from ragged + + weed; so called from shape of the leaves. Applied to a different plant, ragwort, from 1650s. Ragwort itself is attested from mid-15c.

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Medical Dictionary

ragweed rag·weed (rāg'wēd')
n.
Any of various weeds of the genus Ambrosia having small greenish unisexual flower heads and producing abundant pollen that is one of the chief causes of hay fever.

Slang Dictionary

ragweed definition

n.
inferior marijuana. (Drugs.) : Bart just sells ragweed except to his friends.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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