English Explanatory Dictionary

chenopod

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any member of the subfamily Chenopodioideae (the main part of the sometime family Chenopodiaceae); a goosefoot.

Word forms

chenopod chenopods

Etymology

From the genus name Chenopodium, coined as a compound of Ancient Greek χηνο- (khēno-, “goose”) + ποδ- (pod-, “foot”) + Latin -ium. The literal translation, “goosefoot”, refers to the shape of the leaves.

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