Hypertext Webster Gateway: "bitterweed"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bitterweed \Bit"ter*weed`\, n. (Bot.)
A species of Ambrosia ({A. artemisi[ae]folia}); Roman worm
wood. --Gray.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
bitterweed
n 1: widespread European weed with spiny tongue-shaped leaves and
yellow flowers; naturalized in United States [syn: {oxtongue},
{bristly oxtongue}, {bugloss}, {Picris echioides}]
2: any of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants
constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly
allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and
asthma [syn: {ragweed}, {ambrosia}]
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