Definition of Stinking goosefoot

1. Noun. European goosefoot with strong-scented foliage; adventive in eastern North America.

Exact synonyms: Chenopodium Vulvaria
Generic synonyms: Goosefoot

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stinking Goosefoot

stinketh
stinkhorn
stinkhorns
stinkier
stinkiest
stinkily
stinkin'
stinkiness
stinking
stinking bean trefoil
stinking cedar
stinking chamomile
stinking clover
stinking elder
stinking gladwyn
stinking goosefoot (current term)
stinking hellebore
stinking horehound
stinking iris
stinking mayweed
stinking nightshade
stinking on ice
stinking smut
stinking wattle
stinking weed
stinking yew
stinkingly
stinkings
stinkless
stinko

Literary usage of Stinking goosefoot

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Chemistry of Common Life by James Finlay Weir Johnston, Arthur Herbert Church (1891)
"The stinking goosefoot.—The peculiar strong-smelling compound contained in this plant exists also in putrid fish ; economical use of it in the cuisine. ..."

2. The Chemistry of Common Life by James Finlay Weir Johnston (1856)
"The stinking goosefoot (Chenopodium ... m , i • i brine, or of Findhorn haddocks, which stinking Goosefoot. have been long kept. To this sub- Scale, ..."

3. Odorographia: A Natural History of Raw Materials and Drugs Used in the by John Charles Sawer (1892)
"... or " stinking goosefoot," has long been known for its disagreeable odour, which is compared to that of putrid salt-fish. If a portion of the plant be ..."

4. Cooley's Cyclopædia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the by Arnold James Cooley (1892)
"L. Bruised buds of spruce fir, 2 Ibs. stinking goosefoot WATER ; AQUA CHENO ... E, L. stinking goosefoot, 1 Ib. ; water, G Ibs.; distil 3 Ibs.—Dote, ..."

5. A Systematic Arrangement of British Plants: With an Easy Introduction to the by William Withering (1801)
"stinking goosefoot. Ch. <vul--uaria. LIKS. Road sides, old walls, and on rubbish. [ At the foot of the Walls, Yarmouth, and at Cambridge. ..."

6. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"... L. stinking goosefoot Herbaceous annual Waste ground and ballast. Represented by four collections from Philadelphia Co. 1870-1920. ..."

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