English Explanatory Dictionary

goosefoot

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of many flowering plants, of the saltbush subfamily Chenopodioideae, having small greenish flowers, including spinach.
  2. Any of species Syngonium podophyllum of plants cultivated as houseplants, native from Bolivia to Mexico, naturalized elsewhere.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡuːsfʊt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-goosefoot.wav

Word forms

goosefoot goosefoots

Etymology

Calque of translingual Chenopodium, from Ancient Greek χήν (khḗn, “goose”) + πούς (poús, “foot”) + Latin -ium.

Synonyms

pigweed

Derived words

American goosefoot California goosefoot clammy goosefoot coastal goosefoot coastblite goosefoot cutleaf goosefoot desert goosefoot fetid goosefoot fig-leaved goosefoot Fremont's goosefoot frosted goosefoot giant goosefoot goosefoot groundling moth (Scrobipalpa atriplicella goosefoot leafminer moth goosefoot maple goosefoot moonpod goosefoot owlet goosefoot pug goosefoot sea star goosefoot violet goosefoot yellow violet grey goosefoot Hawaiian goosefoot Jerusalem oak goosefoot keeled goosefoot lambsquarters goosefoot leafy goosefoot low goosefoot many-seed goosefoot many-seeded maple-leaved goosefoot mealy goosefoot Mercury goosefoot narrowleaf goosefoot nettle-leaved goosefoot nitre goosefoot oakleaf goosefoot oak-leaved goosefoot perennial goosefoot pitseed goosefoot purple-leafed goosefoot red goosefoot sticky goosefoot stinking goosefoot strawberry goosefoot striped goosefoot Tasmanian goosefoot Ukrainian goosefoot upright goosefoot white goosefoot
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