Ambrosia
Pollen-producing weed genus
Ambrosia is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family, most notably ragweed—one of the primary causes of seasonal allergies in North America.
The name seems cruelly ironic given how much suffering ragweed pollen inflicts.
Ambrosia also appears as a given name, though uncommonly. (Lowercase ambrosia is the mythological food of the gods or the fruit salad.)
ragweed
Highly allergenic flowering plant
- pollenFloral reproductive grains
- allergenImmune response trigger
- hay feverAllergic rhinitis from pollen
weed · allergenic · genus
given name
Personal name from birth
- femininePertaining to women
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