pigweedn.

Brit.

/ˈpɪɡwiːd/, U.S.

/ˈpɪɡˌwid/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pig n.¹, weed n.¹

Etymology: < pig n.¹ + weed n.¹

Any of various plants, often succulent weeds of rich soils, that are sometimes used as animal fodder or grown as potherbs; esp. (a) chiefly U.S., any of certain goosefoots (genus Chenopodium), esp. fat hen, C. album; (b) any of the weedy amaranths (genus Amaranthus), esp. A. retroflexus; (c) chiefly Australian, purslane, Portulaca oleracea.

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pigwort1575

pigweed1806

1806 T. G. Fessenden Orig. Poems (new ed.) 17 The hyacinth and daffodil, With now and then a big weed Of purslain and of pig weed.

1859 W. Darlington & G. Thurber Amer. Weeds & Useful Plants 275 A[marantus] hybridus... Hybrid Amarantus. Green Amaranth. Pigweed.

1862 G. Bourne Jrnl. Landsborough's Exped. from Carpentaria 30 Pigweed, or portulac, is plentiful here.

1892 Church Times 15 Jan. 43/1 [Famine in Russia.] Those who have bread are compelled to adulterate it with pigweed [sc.Chenopodium rubrum], which, taken in quantities, is a bitter emetic.

1911 W. R. Guilfoyle Austral. Plants 298 Portulaca oleracea. ‘Common Purslane’ or ‘Pigweed’.

1943 M. L. Fernald & A. C. Kinsey Edible Wild Plants Eastern N. Amer. 177 Pigweed, Goosefoot, Lamb's-Quarters, Chenopodium album... The common Pigweed, so familiar in rich garden soil.., has always been a popular potherb.

1966 L. J. King Weeds of World i. 12 The grain amaranths are inextricably involved in any history of the non-cultivated or weedy amaranths or ‘pigweeds’.

1990 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 23 Dec. 37/1 Pig weed's very fleshy stems and leaves do not dry out quickly after plants are uprooted.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pigweed
释义	pigweedn. Brit. /ˈpɪɡwiːd/, U.S. /ˈpɪɡˌwid/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pig n.¹, weed n.¹ Etymology: < pig n.¹ + weed n.¹ Any of various plants, often succulent weeds of rich soils, that are sometimes used as animal fodder or grown as potherbs; esp. (a) chiefly U.S., any of certain goosefoots (genus Chenopodium), esp. fat hen, C. album; (b) any of the weedy amaranths (genus Amaranthus), esp. A. retroflexus; (c) chiefly Australian, purslane, Portulaca oleracea. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fodder plants > [noun] > names applied to various plants pigwort1575 pigweed1806 1806 T. G. Fessenden Orig. Poems (new ed.) 17 The hyacinth and daffodil, With now and then a big weed Of purslain and of pig weed. 1859 W. Darlington & G. Thurber Amer. Weeds & Useful Plants 275 A[marantus] hybridus... Hybrid Amarantus. Green Amaranth. Pigweed. 1862 G. Bourne Jrnl. Landsborough's Exped. from Carpentaria 30 Pigweed, or portulac, is plentiful here. 1892 Church Times 15 Jan. 43/1 [Famine in Russia.] Those who have bread are compelled to adulterate it with pigweed [sc.Chenopodium rubrum], which, taken in quantities, is a bitter emetic. 1911 W. R. Guilfoyle Austral. Plants 298 Portulaca oleracea. ‘Common Purslane’ or ‘Pigweed’. 1943 M. L. Fernald & A. C. Kinsey Edible Wild Plants Eastern N. Amer. 177 Pigweed, Goosefoot, Lamb's-Quarters, Chenopodium album... The common Pigweed, so familiar in rich garden soil.., has always been a popular potherb. 1966 L. J. King Weeds of World i. 12 The grain amaranths are inextricably involved in any history of the non-cultivated or weedy amaranths or ‘pigweeds’. 1990 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 23 Dec. 37/1 Pig weed's very fleshy stems and leaves do not dry out quickly after plants are uprooted. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1806
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