BITTERWEED


Meaning of BITTERWEED in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbi-tər-ˌwēd ]

noun

Date: 1819

: any of several American plants containing a bitter substance: as

a. : either of two ragweeds:

(1) : a low-growing common ragweed ( Ambrosia artemissiifolia )

(2) : horseweed

b. : an annual yellow-flowered sneezeweed ( Helenium amarum syn. H. tenuifolium )

c. : an erect annual composite herb ( Hymenoxys odorata ) of the southwestern United States that has yellow flowers and is poisonous to livestock

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.