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chenopod
[ kee-nuh-pod, ken-uh- ]
/ ˈki nəˌpɒd, ˈkɛn ə- /
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noun
any plant of the amaranth family Chenopodiaceae.
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Words nearby chenopod
chenille, chenille plant, Chenin Blanc, Chennai, Chennault, chenopod, chenopodiaceous, chenopodium oil, cheongsam, Cheops, Chephren
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How to use chenopod in a sentence
The people depend for fuel largely on a hoary bush of the Chenopod order, Eurotia ceratoides.
The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir|Sir James McCrone Douie
British Dictionary definitions for chenopod
chenopod
/ (ˈkiːnəˌpɒd, ˈkɛn-) /
noun
any flowering plant of the family Chenopodiaceae, which includes the beet, mangel-wurzel, spinach, and goosefoot
Derived forms of chenopod
chenopodiaceous (ˌkiːnəˌpəʊdɪˈeɪʃəs, ˌkɛn-), adjectiveWord Origin for chenopod
C16: from Greek khēn goose + pous foot
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