- chenopod
- noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek chēn goose + podion, diminutive of pod-, pous foot — more at goose, foot Date: 1555 any plant of the goosefoot family
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chenopod — [kē nə päd΄, ken′əpäd΄] n. [< ModL Chenopodium, name of the genus < Gr chēn (gen. chēnos), goose + PODIUM] any plant of the goosefoot family, as spinach … English World dictionary
chenopod — /kee neuh pod , ken euh /, n. any plant of the goosefoot family Chenopodiaceae. [1545 55; < Gk cheno (comb. form of chén GOOSE) + POD; cf. NL Chenopodium genus name] * * * … Universalium
chenopod — noun Any member of the family Chenopodioideae; the goosefoots … Wiktionary
chenopod — n. any plant that belongs to the goosefoot family … English contemporary dictionary
chenopod — che·no·pod … English syllables
chenopod — che•no•pod [[t]ˈki nəˌpɒd, ˈkɛn ə [/t]] n. pln any plant of the goosefoot family Chenopodiaceae • Etymology: 1545–55; < NLChenopodiumgoosefoot < Gk chēno , comb. form of chḗn goose+ NL podium podium … From formal English to slang
chenopod — /ˈkinəpɒd/ (say keenuhpod), /ˈkɛnə / (say kenuh ) noun any plant of the genus Chenopodium or the family Chenopodiaceae. {cheno (combining form representing Greek chēn goose) + pod} …
chenopod — ˈkēnəˌpäd, ˈke noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin Chenopodiaceae : a plant of the family Chenopodiaceae … Useful english dictionary
Chenopodiaceae — Chenopodium album Chenopodiaceae were a family of flowering plants, also called the Goosefoot Family. They are now included within family Amaranthaceae. The vast majority of Chenopods are weeds, and many are salt and drought tolerant. A few food… … Wikipedia
scrubland — /skrub land /, n. land on which the natural vegetation is chiefly scrub. [1770 80, Amer.; SCRUB2 + LAND] * * * ▪ ecology Introduction also called shrubland, heathland, or chaparral, diverse assortment of vegetation types sharing the common … Universalium
