che·no·pod (k  n -p d , k n-)n. Any plant of the goosefoot family, which includes spinach, beets, and pigweed. [From New Latin Ch nopodi ceae, family name, from Chnopodium, type genus : Greek khn, goose; see ghans- in Indo-European roots + Greek podion, diminutive of pous, foot; see ped- in Indo-European roots.] |
chenopod [ˈkiːnəˌpɒd ˈkɛn-]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any flowering plant of the family Chenopodiaceae, which includes the beet, mangel-wurzel, spinach, and goosefoot
[from Greek khēn goose + pous foot]
chenopodiaceous [ˌkiːnəˌpəʊdɪˈeɪʃəs ˌkɛn-] adj
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