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Meaning of PIGWEED

Pronunciation:  'pigweed

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  leaves collected from the wild
  2. [n]  leaves sometimes used as potherbs; seeds used as cereal; southern United States to Central America; India and China
  3. [n]  common weedy European plant introduced into North America; often used as a potherb
 
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 Synonyms: Amaranthus hypochondriacus, Chenopodium album, lamb's-quarter, lamb's-quarters, wild spinach, wild spinach
 
 See Also: amaranth, Chenopodium album, goosefoot, green, greens, lamb's-quarter, lamb's-quarters, leafy vegetable, pigweed, pigweed

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pig"weed`\, n. (Bot.)
A name of several annual weeds. See {Goosefoot}, and
{Lamb's-quarters}.
 

 

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