chenopod

American  

[kee-nuh-pod, ken-uh-] / ˈki nəˌpɒd, ˈkɛn ə- /

noun

1. any plant of the amaranth family Chenopodiaceae.

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chenopod British  

/ ˈkiːnəˌpɒd, ˌkiːnəˌpəʊdɪˈeɪʃəs, ˈkɛn-, ˌkɛn- /

noun

1. any flowering plant of the family Chenopodiaceae, which includes the beet, mangel-wurzel, spinach, and goosefoot

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Other Word Forms

• chenopodiaceous adjective

Etymology

Origin of chenopod

1545–55; < Greek chēno- (combining form of chḗn goose ) + -pod; compare New Latin Chenopodium genus name

Example Sentences

Further research indicated that quinoa is a chenopod, a known allergen to some people, and apparently I'm one of them.

From New York Times

Quinoa, domesticated thousands of years ago on Bolivia’s arid high mountain plains and now often misrepresented as a grain, is actually a chenopod, related to species like beets and spinach.

From New York Times

The people depend for fuel largely on a hoary bush of the Chenopod order, Eurotia ceratoides.

From Project Gutenberg

Arundo, Salsola, Plantago, P. coronopoid, Cnicus, Juncus, Veronica exallata, Santalacea, Mentha, Lactucoides, Chenopod. 2-3, Panicum, Samolus, Ceratophyllum; Salix occurs near the river; apricots, apples, pomegranates, damsons or plums, bullaces, pears, mulberries and raspberries in the gardens.

From Project Gutenberg

The following plants may be found about this place; Ligustrum, Salex pendula, Valeriana orolifolia, Campanula linearis, senecionideæ, Viola, Jasminum, Rosea, Conaria, mangoe one tree in the gardens, Citrus two or three species in ditto, Jubrung, Diospyros, Acorus, Veronica, Ranunculus, Sclerossophalos, Alopecercus, Agrostides, Bombax, stunted weeping cypress, Pinus longifolia, Punica, Dipsacus, Potentilla, Potamogeton 2, Hypericum japonica, Lysimachia, Chenopod, Ajuga, Anisomales.

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