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Ragweed vs Pigweed - What's the difference?

ragweed | pigweed |

As nouns the difference between ragweed and pigweed

is that ragweed is a plant of the genus Ambrosia. These weeds are particularly noted for producing pollen which people with hay fever are allergic to while pigweed is any of various weedy plants sometimes used as pig fodder: Amaranthus, Chenopodium album, and Portulaca.

ragweed

English

(wikipedia ragweed)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A plant of the genus Ambrosia . These weeds are particularly noted for producing pollen which people with hay fever are allergic to.

    • Derived terms

    * great ragweed

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    pigweed

    English

    (wikipedia pigweed)

    Noun

  • Any of various weedy plants sometimes used as pig fodder: Amaranthus'', ''Chenopodium album'', and ''Portulaca .
  • *1941 , (Ernestine Hill), My Love Must Wait , A&R Classics 2013, p. 11:
  • *:He still carried the basket with the shags and pig-weed .