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western ragweed vs ragweed

ragweed vs western ragweed

western ragweed and ragweed both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
western ragweed Yes No No No
ragweed Yes No No No
As nouns, ragweed is a hypernym of western ragweed; that is, ragweed is a word with a broader meaning than western ragweed:
  • western ragweed: coarse perennial ragweed with creeping roots of dry barren lands of southwestern United States and Mexico
  • 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 western ragweed include ambrosia, bitterweed.
western ragweed (noun) ragweed (noun)
coarse perennial ragweed with creeping roots of dry barren lands of southwestern United States and Mexico 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 western ragweed and ragweed

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