genus ambrosia

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   comprising the ragweeds; in some classification considered the type genus of a separate family Ambrosiaceae

   Broaderasterid dicot genus

   Part ofCompositae

Questions about genus ambrosia

What does genus ambrosia mean?

genus ambrosia means "comprising the ragweeds; in some classification considered the type genus of a separate family Ambrosiaceae".

Is genus ambrosia a common word?

genus ambrosia 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.