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Definition of Ragweeds
1. ragweed [n] - See also: ragweed
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ragweeds
Literary usage of Ragweeds
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Reports of the Survey (1899)
"Dandelions, ragweeds and Thistles. if The last and highest family comprises the
plants known as Composites. It includes some 11000 species of herbs and ..."
2. Hayfever and Asthma: Care, Prevention and Treatment by William Scheppegrell (1922)
"... some of which resemble the ragweeds and some the cockle burs. ... and ragweeds
both belong to the ..."
3. The Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science by Iowa Academy of Science (1890)
"Around the edges fireweed and ragweeds were making their appearance. In August
the pond bed was again patchy with the green of vegetation. ..."
4. Handbook of Therapy by Oliver Thomas Osborne, Morris Fishbein (1920)
"... states that it is characteristic of hay-fever weeds that they have no attractive
flowers or perfumes, and these hay-fever plants are "the ragweeds, ..."
5. Handbook of Therapy by Oliver Thomas Osborne, Morris Fishbein (1918)
"In the United States, the spring type of hay-fever is caused by the grasses,
while the fall types are caused more by the ragweeds, the cockle- burs and the ..."
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