[syn: lamb's-quarter, pigweed, wild spinach]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Pigweed \Pig"weed`\, n. (Bot.)
A name of several annual weeds. See Goosefoot, and
Lamb's-quarters.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
pigweed
n 1: common weedy European plant introduced into North America;
often used as a potherb [syn: lamb's-quarters, pigweed,
wild spinach, Chenopodium album]
2: leaves sometimes used as potherbs; seeds used as cereal;
southern United States to Central America; India and China
[syn: pigweed, Amaranthus hypochondriacus]
3: leaves collected from the wild [syn: lamb's-quarter,
pigweed, wild spinach]