CHENOPODIUM ALBUM

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Meaning:

Common weedy European plant introduced into North America; often used as a potherb

Synonyms:

Chenopodium album; lamb's-quarters; pigweed; wild spinach

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Chenopodium album" is a kind of...):

goosefoot (any of various weeds of the genus Chenopodium having small greenish flowers)

Meronyms (parts of "Chenopodium album"):

lamb's-quarter; pigweed; wild spinach (leaves collected from the wild)

wild spinach (leafy greens collected from the wild and used as a substitute for spinach)