GENUS AMBROSIA
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)
Meaning:
Comprising the ragweeds; in some classification considered the type genus of a separate family Ambrosiaceae
Classified under:
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)
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