Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The typical genus of plants of the natural order Chenopodiaceæ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a genus of plants comprising the goosefoots and including the pigweed.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thesubfamily Chenopodioideae — containinggoosefoot , lamb's quarters, andquinoa .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun goosefoot; pigweed
Etymologies
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Examples
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We usually think of quinoa as a grain, but it is actually the seed of a plant that, as its scientific name Chenopodium quinoa reflects, is related to beets, chard and spinach.
Archive 2007-04-01 2007
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We usually think of quinoa as a grain, but it is actually the seed of a plant that, as its scientific name Chenopodium quinoa reflects, is related to beets, chard and spinach.
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The upper slopes of the high volcanoes, Mauna kea, Mauna loa, Hualalai, and Haleakala, support shrubland habitats with species such as Chenopodium oahuense, Vaccinium reticulatum, Dubautia menziesii, and Santalum haleakalae.
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Huantzole, a vigorous spinachlike Chenopodium, is still grown in Mexico and in my garden.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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The sand dunes showed little after a shovel test, but the Under Penny, which was an assemblage of fire-cracked rock and some charcoal, yielded an age of 1030 +/- B.P. and indications of Chenopodium and mountain sheep remains.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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The sand dunes showed little after a shovel test, but the Under Penny, which was an assemblage of fire-cracked rock and some charcoal, yielded an age of 1030 +/- B.P. and indications of Chenopodium and mountain sheep remains.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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Edible Chenopodium, Indian ricegrass, sego lily roots, yucca, biscuit-root, bloodroot and many other nutritious and medicinal plants still grow here.27 The soil, though alkaline as short-grass soils are, has been enriched by centuries of river and creek silt deposition.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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Edible Chenopodium, Indian ricegrass, sego lily roots, yucca, biscuit-root, bloodroot and many other nutritious and medicinal plants still grow here.27 The soil, though alkaline as short-grass soils are, has been enriched by centuries of river and creek silt deposition.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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Huantzole, a vigorous spinachlike Chenopodium, is still grown in Mexico and in my garden.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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Edible Chenopodium, Indian ricegrass, sego lily roots, yucca, biscuit-root, bloodroot and many other nutritious and medicinal plants still grow here.27 The soil, though alkaline as short-grass soils are, has been enriched by centuries of river and creek silt deposition.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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