burweed marsh elder

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   tall annual marsh elder common in moist rich soil in central North America that can cause contact dermatitis; produces much pollen that is a major cause of hay fever

   Synonymsfalse ragweedIva xanthifolia

   Broadermarsh elder

Questions about burweed marsh elder

What does burweed marsh elder mean?

burweed marsh elder means "tall annual marsh elder common in moist rich soil in central North America that can cause contact dermatitis; produces much pollen that is a major cause of hay fever".

What is another word for burweed marsh elder?

Close synonyms include false ragweed, Iva xanthifolia. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is burweed marsh elder a common word?

burweed marsh elder is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.