IVA XANTHIFOLIA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

burweed marsh elder; false ragweed; Iva xanthifolia

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Iva xanthifolia" is a kind of...):

iva; marsh elder (any of various coarse shrubby plants of the genus Iva with small greenish flowers; common in moist areas (as coastal salt marshes) of eastern and central North America)

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