pigweed
any goosefoot of the genus Chenopodium, especially C. album.
any of certain amaranths, as Amaranthus retroflexus.
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How to use pigweed in a sentence
The grass waved to their stirrups, and the pigweed stood rank up to the very door.
North of Fifty-Three | Bertrand W. Sinclairpigweed: Portulaca, or the native purslane, a creeping annual of a reddish-green colour and an excellent vegetable.
Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria | William LandsboroughFirst, I picked the pigweed and tansy, or how could she have made the cheese?
Aunt Madge's Story | Sophie MayA good pigweed is much more satisfactory than a poor rosebush.
Cornell Nature-Study Leaflets | VariousBarnyard grass (Panicum crusgalli) behaved like pigweed, and 'needed considerable attention.'
British Dictionary definitions for pigweed
/ (ˈpɪɡˌwiːd) /
Also called: redroot any of several coarse North American amaranthaceous weeds of the genus Amaranthus, esp A. retroflexus, having hairy leaves and green flowers
a US name for fat hen
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