pigweed

[ pig-weed ]

noun
  1. any goosefoot of the genus Chenopodium, especially C. album.

  2. any of certain amaranths, as Amaranthus retroflexus.

Origin of pigweed

1
First recorded in 1795–1805; pig1 + weed1

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British Dictionary definitions for pigweed

pigweed

/ (ˈpɪɡˌwiːd) /


noun
  1. Also called: redroot any of several coarse North American amaranthaceous weeds of the genus Amaranthus, esp A. retroflexus, having hairy leaves and green flowers

  2. a US name for fat hen

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