Meaning of BITTERWEED
| Pronunciation: | | 'bitur`weed
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- [n] any of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and asthma
- [n] widespread European weed with spiny tongue-shaped leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in United States
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| | Synonyms: | | ambrosia, bristly oxtongue, bugloss, oxtongue, Picris echioides, ragweed |
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| | See Also: | | Ambrosia artemisiifolia, Ambrosia psilostachya, Ambrosia trifida, common ragweed, genus Ambrosia, genus Picris, great ragweed, perennial ragweed, Picris, weed, western ragweed | |
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| | Definition: | | \Bit"ter*weed`\, n. (Bot.)
A species of Ambrosia ({A. artemisi[ae]folia}); Roman worm
wood. --Gray.
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