hay fever

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

An allergy to the pollen of grass or other plants that causes symptoms similar to those of a cold; pollinosis.

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First attested by John Bostock in 1819. The smell of hay in the summer was thought to be the origin of the condition.

allergic rhinitis hay asthma hay cold pollinosis rose fever

hay-feverish hay feverite lunar hay fever non-seasonal hay fever nonseasonal hay fever perennial hay fever

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