Synonyms for Bitterweed (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (widespread European weed with spiny tongue-shaped leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in United States):
bugloss, oxtongue, bristly oxtongue, Picris echioides
WordNet sense 2 (any of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and asthma):
ambrosia, ragweed
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