Definitions for bitterweed



Overview of noun bitterweed

The noun bitterweed has 2 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. oxtongue, bristly oxtongue, bitterweed, bugloss, Picris echioides

(widespread European weed with spiny tongue-shaped leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in United States)

2. ragweed, ambrosia, bitterweed

(any of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and asthma)

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