Definition of Common ragweed
1. Noun. Annual weed with finely divided foliage and spikes of green flowers; common in North America; introduced elsewhere accidentally.
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Literary usage of Common ragweed
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1. Hayfever and Asthma: Care, Prevention and Treatment by William Scheppegrell (1922)
"Its greater size (20 microns in diameter, or twice the volume and weight of that
of the common ragweed) reduces its potential radius to one-sixteenth of ..."
2. Weeds of the North Central States edited by Lloyd M. Wax, Richard S. Fawcett, Duane Isely (1999)
"common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) p. 181 27. ... similar in appearance to
common ragweed but much less common; leaves rough on upper surface, ..."
3. Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians by Wilfred William Robbins, John Peabody Harrington, Barbara W. Freire-Marreco (1916)
"... common ragweed; My, inflorescence). In case the flowers are not scattered
along the stalk but have their bases surrounded by a common involucre, ..."
4. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario, Entomological Society of Canada (1863-1871) (1885)
"... in the heat of the day on the finely-cut foliage of the common ragweed, 18th
May. ... Several taken on elder and the common ragweed, 2oth to 22nd May. ..."
5. Flue-Cured Tobacco: The Complete Handbook by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"Some weeds, such as yellow and purple nutsedge, common ragweed, ... Problem Weeds
common ragweed The presence of common ragweed in tobacco fields is related ..."
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