chenopod

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Etymology[edit]

From the genus name Chenopodium, coined as a compound of Ancient Greek χηνο- (khēno-, goose) + ποδ- (pod-, foot) + Latin -ium. The literal translation, “goosefoot”, refers to the shape of the leaves.

Noun[edit]

chenopod (plural chenopods)

  1. Any member of the subfamily Chenopodioideae, (the main part of the sometime family Chenopodiaceae); the goosefoots

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