ragweed

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ragweed (plural ragweeds)

A plant of the genus Ambrosia. These weeds are particularly noted for producing pollen which people with hay fever are allergic to.
Synonym: ambrosia
The plant Bassia scoparia.

plant of the genus Ambrosia

Bulgarian: полски кръстовник m (polski krǎstovnik)
Catalan: ambròsia f
Czech: ambrózie f
Dutch: ambrosia (nl) f
Finnish: tuoksukki (fi)
French: (Quebec) herbe à poux f
German: Ambrosie f, Traubenkraut n, Beifußblättrige Ambrosie f, Beifußblättriges Traubenkraut n
Hungarian: parlagfű (hu)
Irish: eimhear sléibhe m
Italian: please add this translation if you can
Japanese: 豚草 (ぶたくさ, butakusa)
Polish: ambrozja (pl) f
Russian: амбро́зия (ru) f (ambrózija)
Spanish: please add this translation if you can
Welsh: bratlys m

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