Widespread European weed having yellow daisylike flowers; sometimes an obnoxious weed and toxic to cattle if consumed in quantity.
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Examples for "ragweed"
Examples for "ragweed"
1The ragweed grew everywhere it pleased, affording grand cover for the quail.
2The decrease in skin sensitivity to ragweed was similar in both groups.
3Background: Common ragweed has been spreading as a neophyte in Europe.
4The common ragweed is a vegetative menace of the highest order.
5The highest rate of airborne ragweed pollen was recorded in August and September.
1The air was layered with scents of thistles, yarrow, ragwort, tansy.
2Wild pigs and red deer run rampant through ragwort, thistles and other weeds.
3Then he announced that he would wage war on people who let ragwort grow.
4The countrywide epidemic of ragwort may result in the death of agriculture in this country.
5However recently one guest brought in a ragwort, probably thinking it is our new national emblem.
1I judge this must have been the buchailin buidhe or benweed, which the faeries bewitch and ride the same as a witch mounts her broomstick.