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AMBROSIA ARTEMISIIFOLIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Ambrosia artemisiifolia mean?
• AMBROSIA ARTEMISIIFOLIA (noun)
The noun AMBROSIA ARTEMISIIFOLIA has 1 sense:
1. annual weed with finely divided foliage and spikes of green flowers; common in North America; introduced elsewhere accidentally
Familiarity information: AMBROSIA ARTEMISIIFOLIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• AMBROSIA ARTEMISIIFOLIA (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Annual weed with finely divided foliage and spikes of green flowers; common in North America; introduced elsewhere accidentally
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Ambrosia artemisiifolia; common ragweed
Hypernyms ("Ambrosia artemisiifolia" is a kind of...):
ambrosia; bitterweed; ragweed (any of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and asthma)
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