wild spinach
Any of a number of plants with edible leavesAny of a number of plants with edible leaves: White goosefoot (Chenopodium album), a common weed with global distribution.
Meaning
6 sensesAny of a number of plants with edible leaves:
(uncountable)White goosefoot (Chenopodium album), a common weed with global distribution.
(uncountable)Good King Henry (Blitum bonus-henricus, syn. Chenopodium bonus-henricus).
(uncountable)Leafy spindlepod (Cleome foliosa), native to Africa.
(uncountable)Spiderwisp (Cleome gynandra, syn. Gynandropsis gynandra), native to Africa.
(uncountable)Rocky Mountain beeplant (Cleomella serrulata), native to western North America.
(uncountable)Baboon bushpumpkin (Coccinia adoensis)
More definitions
- leafy greens collected from the wild and used as a substitute for spinach
- leaves collected from the wild
- common weedy European plant introduced into North America; often used as a potherb
- European plant naturalized in North America; often collected from the wild as a potherb
Synonyms
8 synonymsClose in meaning
- leaves collected from the wild:lamb's-quarterpigweed
- common weedy European plant introduced into North America; often used as a potherb:lamb's-quarterspigweedChenopodium album
- European plant naturalized in North America; often collected from the wild as a potherb:good-king-henryallgoodfat henChenopodium bonus-henricus
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable