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Definition of Pigweed
1. Noun. Common weedy European plant introduced into North America; often used as a potherb.
Terms within: Lamb's-quarter, Wild Spinach, Wild Spinach
Generic synonyms: Goosefoot
2. Noun. Leaves sometimes used as potherbs; seeds used as cereal; southern United States to Central America; India and China.
3. Noun. Leaves collected from the wild.
Generic synonyms: Green, Greens, Leafy Vegetable
Group relationships: Chenopodium Album, Lamb's-quarters, Wild Spinach
Definition of Pigweed
1. n. A name of several annual weeds. See Goosefoot, and Lamb's- quarters.
Definition of Pigweed
1. Noun. Any of various weedy plants sometimes used as pig fodder: ''Amaranthus'', ''Chenopodium album'', and ''Portulaca''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pigweed
1. a weedy plant [n -S]
Medical Definition of Pigweed
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Pigweed
Literary usage of Pigweed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Successful Farming; a Ready Reference on All Phases of Agriculture for by Frank Duane Gardner (1916)
"pigweed.—pigweed is an annual and is commonly found growing in cultivated ...
The pigweed has a long, fleshy, red taproot. The main stem is erect, stout, ..."
2. A Manual of the Medical Botany of North America by Laurence Johnson (1884)
"Habitat.—Introduced from Tropical America; common southward, in waste places.
Chenopodium album Linne.— pigweed, Lamb-s Quarters. Description. ..."
3. The Indiana Weed Book by Willis Stanley Blatchley (1912)
"The utricle is an achene with a thin loose outer covering, as seen in pigweed,
lamb's quarters, etc. The caryopsis or grain is a dry indehiscent fruit in ..."
4. Class Book of Botany: Being Outlines of the Structure, Physiology and by Alphonso Wood (1861)
"Ambrosia (pigweed). 13. Staminate head enlarged. 19. Pistillate Involucre enlarged.
... pigweed ..."
5. The Birds of New Jersey by Charles Anthony Shriner (1896)
"... frequently seen in large flocks, especially along the coast. They spend the
warm weather in the north. They feed on the seeds of weeds, such as pigweed, ..."
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