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LAMB'S-QUARTERS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Common weedy European plant introduced into North America; often used as a potherb

Synonyms:

Chenopodium album; lamb's-quarters; pigweed; wild spinach

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("lamb's-quarters" is a kind of...):

goosefoot (any of various weeds of the genus Chenopodium having small greenish flowers)

Meronyms (parts of "lamb's-quarters"):

lamb's-quarter; pigweed; wild spinach (leaves collected from the wild)

wild spinach (leafy greens collected from the wild and used as a substitute for spinach)

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