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ragout
ragpicker
ragstone
ragtag
ragtag and bobtail
ragtime
ragtop
ragweed
ragworm
ragwort
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ragweed

rag·weed [ rág wd ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. plant causing hay fever: a weedy plant with small green flower heads producing large amounts of pollen that causes hay fever in many people. Native to: North America.  Genus Ambrosia.

2. U.K. plants 
Same as  ragwort


[Mid-17th century. <rag1; from the raggedness of the leaves]
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