goosefoot

English

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)

  1. Any of many flowering plants, of the subfamily Chenopodioideae, having small greenish flowers.

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