lamb's-quarters
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- common weedy European plant introduced into North America; often used as a potherbSynonyms: pigweedwild spinachChenopodium albumType of goosefootParts wild spinach, lamb's-quarter
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Lamb's-quar′ters noun
Botany A name given to several common weedy European plants of the Goosefoot family, introduced into N. America, and sometimes used as pot herbs, as Chenopodium album and Atriplex patulsa. It is sometimes collected from the wild and eaten as a vegetable Syn. — lamb's quarters, pigweed, wild spinach, Chenopodium album. [ + ]
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5