Good King Henry

See also: good-king-henry

English

Etymology

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Noun

Good King Henry (uncountable)

1. A species of goosefoot, , native to Britain and much of Europe, cultivated as a vegetable.

Synonyms

• (Chenopodium bonus-henricus): Lincolnshire spinach; mercury; poor man's asparagus

Coordinate terms

• (Chenopodium bonus-henricus): Chenopodium album, the white goosefoot, fat hen

Translations

species of goosefoot

• Icelandic: hinriksnjóli m
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Further reading

• Blitum bonus-henricus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia