"ragweed" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: ragweeds [plural]
Etymology: From rag + weed. Etymology templates: {{af|en|rag|weed}} rag + weed Head templates: {{en-noun}} ragweed (plural ragweeds)
  1. A plant of the genus Ambrosia. These weeds are particularly noted for producing pollen which people with hay fever are allergic to. Categories (lifeform): Heliantheae tribe plants Synonyms: ambrosia Translations (plant of the genus Ambrosia): полски кръстовник (polski krǎstovnik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), ambròsia [feminine] (Catalan), ambrózie [feminine] (Czech), ambrosia [feminine] (Dutch), tuoksukki (Finnish), herbe à poux [Quebec, feminine] (French), Ambrosie [feminine] (German), Traubenkraut [neuter] (German), Beifußblättrige Ambrosie [feminine] (German), Beifußblättriges Traubenkraut [neuter] (German), parlagfű (Hungarian), eimhear sléibhe [masculine] (Irish), 豚草 (butakusa) (alt: ぶたくさ) (Japanese), ambrozja [feminine] (Polish), амбро́зия (ambrózija) [feminine] (Russian), zaylan (Turkish), bratlys [masculine] (Welsh)
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  2. The plant Bassia scoparia.
    Sense id: en-ragweed-en-noun-eo5glTWu
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: common ragweed, great ragweed

Inflected forms

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