Definitions for ragweed

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IPA: /ˈrægˌwid/

Ragweed is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 141 anagrams from letters in ragweed (adeegrw).

Definitions for ragweed

noun

  1. 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 of ragweed

1650-60; rag1 + weed1, so called from its ragged appearance

Examples for ragweed

"Honestly, I didn't think it would kill anything but ragweed," Henry sniveled miserably.

Yellow-stick, the ragwort or ragweed, which grows to a great size in Ireland.

The Canada thistle, ragweed, plantain and burdock are among the weeds that may thus ripen seeds in medium clover.

The white-throated sparrow, a large and very pretty bird, eats the seeds of smartweed and ragweed.

A mixed flock of these small birds lived several days last winter upon the seeds of the ragweed in my mowing-field.

ragweed and smartweed seeds are dainties to him as some nuts are to you, and he eats a great many.

Then there's this ragweed; if I let it alone, it will choke out every thing else.

Of our ragweed not much can be set down that is complimentary, except that its name in the botany is Ambrosia, food of the gods.

If man could make but the single seed of the ragweed, he could make a world.

Weed seeds such as those of spurges (Euphorbia), ragweed, and pigweed were found in trace amounts in the diet of the crows.

Word Value for ragweed
Scrable

12

Words with friends

13

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