goosefoot
English
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Chenopodium capitatum.
Etymology
Calque of Translingual Chenopodium, from Ancient Greek χήν (khḗn, “goose”) + πούς (poús, “foot”) + Latin -ium.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡuːsfʊt/
Noun
goosefoot (plural goosefoots)
- Any of many flowering plants, of the subfamily Chenopodioideae, having small greenish flowers.
Synonyms
Translations
flowering plant of the subfamily Chenopodioideae
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