ambrosia vs common ragweed
common ragweed vs ambrosiaambrosia and common ragweed both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ambrosia | Yes | No | No | No |
| common ragweed | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
common ragweed is a hyponym of
ambrosia; that is, common ragweed is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
ambrosia:
- ambrosia: any of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and asthma
- common ragweed: annual weed with finely divided foliage and spikes of green flowers; common in North America; introduced elsewhere accidentally
Other hyponyms of ambrosia include
Ambrosia artemisiifolia, Ambrosia trifida, great ragweed, Ambrosia psilostachya, perennial ragweed, western ragweed.
| ambrosia (noun) | common ragweed (noun) |
|---|---|
| (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal | annual weed with finely divided foliage and spikes of green flowers; common in North America; introduced elsewhere accidentally |
| fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut | |
| any of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and asthma | |
| a mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae |
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