goosefoot
Any of many flowering plants, of the saltbush subfamily Chenopodioideae, having small…Any of many flowering plants, of the saltbush subfamily Chenopodioideae, having small greenish flowers, including spinach.
Meaning
2 sensesAny of many flowering plants, of the saltbush subfamily Chenopodioideae, having small greenish flowers, including spinach.
Gänsefuß, Gänsefuss
марьmarʹ
лободаloboda
any of various weeds of the genus Chenopodium having small greenish flowers
Any member of the species Syngonium podophyllum of plants cultivated as houseplants, native from Bolivia to Mexico, naturalized elsewhere.
Translations
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Origin
Calque of Translingual Chenopodium, from Ancient Greek χήν (khḗn, “goose”) + πούς (poús, “Calque of Translingual Chenopodium, from Ancient Greek χήν (khḗn, “goose”) + πούς (poús, “foot”) + Latin -ium.
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Forms
plural: goosefoots| Singular | goosefoot |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
9 related wordsSee also
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