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great ragweed vs ragweed

ragweed vs great ragweed

great ragweed and ragweed both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
great ragweed Yes No No No
ragweed Yes No No No
As nouns, ragweed is a hypernym of great ragweed; that is, ragweed is a word with a broader meaning than great ragweed:
  • great ragweed: a coarse annual with some leaves deeply and palmately three-cleft or five-cleft
  • ragweed: any of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and asthma
Other hypernyms of great ragweed include ambrosia, bitterweed.
great ragweed (noun) ragweed (noun)
a coarse annual with some leaves deeply and palmately three-cleft or five-cleft any of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and asthma
widespread European weed having yellow daisylike flowers; sometimes an obnoxious weed and toxic to cattle if consumed in quantity
Difference between great ragweed and ragweed

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