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pigweed
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun pigweed has 3 senses
- pigweed(n = noun.plant) chenopodium album, lamb's-quarters, wild spinach - common weedy European plant introduced into North America; often used as a potherb; Array has parts: lamb's-quarter, pigweed, wild spinach, wild spinach
- pigweed(n = noun.plant) amaranthus hypochondriacus - leaves sometimes used as potherbs; seeds used as cereal; southern United States to Central America; India and China; Array is a kind of amaranth
- pigweed(n = noun.food) lamb's-quarter, wild spinach - leaves collected from the wild; Array is a kind of green, greens, leafy vegetable
is a kind of goosefoot
is a part of chenopodium album, lamb's-quarters, pigweed, wild spinach
CIDE DICTIONARY
pigweed, n.
A name of several annual weeds. See Goosefoot, and Lamb's-quarters. [1913 Webster]
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