noun
comprising the ragweeds; in some classification considered the type genus of a separate family Ambrosiaceae
• Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Compositae, ↑family Compositae, ↑Asteraceae, ↑family Asteraceae, ↑aster family
• Member Meronyms: ↑ragweed, ↑ambrosia, ↑bitterweed
Useful english dictionary. 2012.