Definition of Chenopodium bonus-henricus

1. Noun. European plant naturalized in North America; often collected from the wild as a potherb.

Exact synonyms: Allgood, Fat Hen, Good-king-henry, Wild Spinach
Terms within: Wild Spinach
Generic synonyms: Goosefoot

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chenopodium Bonus-henricus

Chemical Mace
Chemical Weapons Convention
Chemnitz
Chemulpo
Chen
Chen N. Yang
Chen caerulescens
Cheney syndrome
Chengdu
Chengtu
Chenin blanc
Chennai
Chenopodiales
Chenopodium album
Chenopodium ambrosioides
Chenopodium bonus-henricus
Chenopodium botrys
Chenopodium capitatum
Chenopodium glaucum
Chenopodium hybridum
Chenopodium murale
Chenopodium rubrum
Chenoua
Cher
Cherbourg
Cheremis
Cheremiss
Cherenkov effect
Cherenkov radiation

Literary usage of Chenopodium bonus-henricus

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

1. Publications by English Dialect Society (1886)
"But the allusion here is almost certainly to some Rumex. Dock, Sharp. Rumex Acetosa, L.—Prior, p. 67. Dock, Smear. Chenopodium Bonus-Henricus, L. —Moray ..."

2. A Contribution to Our Knowledge of Seedlings by John Lubbock (1892)
"One of the simplest and widely prevailing forms is represented by Chenopodium Bonus-Henricus (fig. 610) which has linear-lanceolate cotyledons tapered ..."

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