che·no·pod 
(kēnə-pŏd′, kĕnə-)
(kēnə-pŏd′, kĕnə-)n.
Any of various plants of the family Chenopodiaceae, which includes spinach, beets, and the goosefoots.
[From New Latin Chēnopodiāceae, family name, from Chēnopodium, type genus : Greek khēn, goose; see ghans- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + Greek podion, diminutive of pous, foot; see ped- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]