GENUS AMBROSIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Ambrosia mean? 

• GENUS AMBROSIA (noun)
  The noun GENUS AMBROSIA has 1 sense:

1. comprising the ragweeds; in some classification considered the type genus of a separate family Ambrosiaceae

  Familiarity information: GENUS AMBROSIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS AMBROSIA (noun)

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Meaning:

Comprising the ragweeds; in some classification considered the type genus of a separate family Ambrosiaceae

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("genus Ambrosia" is a kind of...):

asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)

Meronyms (members of "genus Ambrosia"):

ambrosia; bitterweed; 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)

Holonyms ("genus Ambrosia" is a member of...):

aster family; Asteraceae; Compositae; family Asteraceae; family Compositae (plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia)