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fat hen

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fat hen
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a common plant, Chenopodium album, with small green flowers and whitish scales on the stem and leaves: family Chenopodiaceae (chenopods) Also called (US) pigweed lamb's-quarters
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Noun1.fat hen - European plant naturalized in North America; often collected from the wild as a potherb
allgood, Chenopodium bonus-henricus, good-king-henry, wild spinach
wild spinach - leafy greens collected from the wild and used as a substitute for spinach
goosefoot - any of various weeds of the genus Chenopodium having small greenish flowers


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there were some huge toms bagged, but many hunters opted to shoot a better eating jake or fat hen for Thanksgiving dinner.
HUNTERS OFFER BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF FALL TURKEY SEASON by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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