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pigweed
pig·weed P0299300 (pĭg′wēd′)n.1. See goosefoot.2. See amaranth.pigweed (ˈpɪɡˌwiːd) n1. (Plants) Also called: redroot any of several coarse North American amaranthaceous weeds of the genus Amaranthus, esp A. retroflexus, having hairy leaves and green flowers2. (Plants) a US name for fat henPigweedAn annual that grows along fence rows, at the end of crop rows, and on other wasteland. The redroot variety may grow several feet tall and, during the Depression years of the 1930s, was sometimes pulled up as feed for livestock. Depending on the mineral content of the soil, the pigweed may be poisonous to cattle.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  pigweed - common weedy European plant introduced into North America; often used as a potherbChenopodium album, lamb's-quarters, wild spinachlamb's-quarter, pigweed, wild spinach - leaves collected from the wildwild spinach - leafy greens collected from the wild and used as a substitute for spinachgoosefoot - any of various weeds of the genus Chenopodium having small greenish flowers | | 2. | pigweed - leaves sometimes used as potherbs; seeds used as cereal; southern United States to Central America; India and ChinaAmaranthus hypochondriacusamaranth - any of various plants of the genus Amaranthus having dense plumes of green or red flowers; often cultivated for food | | 3. | pigweed - leaves collected from the wildlamb's-quarter, wild spinachgreens, leafy vegetable, green - any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetablesChenopodium album, lamb's-quarters, pigweed, wild spinach - common weedy European plant introduced into North America; often used as a potherb |
pigweed
pigweed, name for several weedy plants, particularly the common pigweed or lamb's-quarters of the family Chenopodiaceae (goosefootgoosefoot,
common name for the genus Chenopodium, as well as for the goosefoot family, Chenopodiaceae, a family of widely distributed shrubs and herbs that includes the beet, spinach, and mangel-wurzel.
..... Click the link for more information. family), the rough pigweed, or green amaranthamaranth
[Gr.,=unfading], common name for the Amaranthaceae (also commonly known as the pigweed family), a family of herbs, trees, and vines of warm regions, especially in the Americas and Africa.
..... Click the link for more information. , of the related family Amaranthaceae (amaranthamaranth
[Gr.,=unfading], common name for the Amaranthaceae (also commonly known as the pigweed family), a family of herbs, trees, and vines of warm regions, especially in the Americas and Africa.
..... Click the link for more information. family), and the winged pigweed, a tumbleweedtumbleweed,
any of several plants, particularly abundant in prairie and steppe regions, that commonly break from their roots at maturity and, drying into a rounded tangle of light, stiff branches, roll before the wind, covering long distances and scattering seed as they go.
..... Click the link for more information. . Pigweeds are classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Caryophyllales.  amaranth  amaranth amaranthMany varieties found all over the world. Super nutritious and healthy. Whole plant is edible. Can be eaten raw or steamed. Better tasting than spinach. Has greenish, sometimes purplish colored flowers, red stem. Seeds are a world famous grain and food supply used by the Aztecs. Can be made into flour, or put into smoothies etc. Amaranth seed is high in protein, especially lysine and methionine, two essential amino acids that are not often found in grain. Very hardy plant, difficult to kill. An awesome food source. Used for stomach flu, diarrhea, gastroenteritis, excessive menstruation. Seeds better if soaked overnight. Roots can be roasted or boiled as potato alternative. Do not consume if pregnant or lactating. Toxic lookalike- hairy nightshade, whose leaves look the same but stem is hairy and has white nightshade flower.MedicalSeeamaranthpigweed
Related to pigweed: purslaneSynonyms for pigweednoun common weedy European plant introduced into North AmericaSynonyms- Chenopodium album
- lamb's-quarters
- wild spinach
Related Words- lamb's-quarter
- pigweed
- wild spinach
- goosefoot
noun leaves sometimes used as potherbsSynonyms- Amaranthus hypochondriacus
Related Wordsnoun leaves collected from the wildSynonyms- lamb's-quarter
- wild spinach
Related Words- greens
- leafy vegetable
- green
- Chenopodium album
- lamb's-quarters
- pigweed
- wild spinach
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