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• Good-King-Henry
  Good-King-Henry

  noun

  a European, chenopodiaceous weed, Chenopodium bonus-henricus, naturalized in North America, having spinachlike leaves.
• Good King Henry
  Good King Henry

  noun

  a weedy edible chenopodiaceous plant, Chenopodium bonus-henricus , of N Europe, W Asia, and North America, having arrow-shaped leaves and clusters of small green flowers

Good-King-Henry

American  

[good-king-hen-ree] / ˈgʊdˌkɪŋˈhɛn ri /

noun

plural

Good-King-Henries

1. a European, chenopodiaceous weed, Chenopodium bonus-henricus, naturalized in North America, having spinachlike leaves.

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Good King Henry British  

noun

1. a weedy edible chenopodiaceous plant, Chenopodium bonus-henricus , of N Europe, W Asia, and North America, having arrow-shaped leaves and clusters of small green flowers

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Etymology

Origin of Good-King-Henry

First recorded in 1895–1900