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weed vs ragweed

ragweed vs weed

weed and ragweed both are nouns.

weed is a verb but ragweed is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
weed Yes No Yes No
ragweed Yes No No No
As nouns, ragweed is a hyponym of weed; that is, ragweed is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than weed:
  • weed: any plant that crowds out cultivated plants
  • 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
weed (noun) ragweed (noun)
street names for marijuana 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 black band worn by a man (on the arm or hat) as a sign of mourning widespread European weed having yellow daisylike flowers; sometimes an obnoxious weed and toxic to cattle if consumed in quantity
any plant that crowds out cultivated plants
weed (verb) ragweed (verb)
clear of weeds
Difference between weed and ragweed

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