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A common American composite weed (Ambrosia artemisiaefolia) with finely divided leaves; hogweed.

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  1. n. A common American composite weed (Ambrosia artemisiaefolia) with finely divided leaves; hogweed.
  2. n. widespread European weed having yellow daisylike flowers; sometimes an obnoxious weed and toxic to cattle if consumed in quantity
  3. n. any of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and asthma
  4. A common American composite weed (Ambrosia artemisiæfolia) with finely divided leaves; hogweed. Great ragweed, a coarse American herb (Ambrosia trifida), with rough three-lobed opposite leaves.
  5. A common American composite weed (Ambrosia artemisiæfolia) withfinely divided leaves; hogweed. Great ragweed, a coarse American herb(Ambrosia trifida), with rough three-lobed opposite leaves.
  6. n:100 n. any of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and asthma