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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

• Good-King-Henries
  plural

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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Noun Inflected Forms

• Good-King-Henries
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Good-King-Henry

First recorded in 1895–1900

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Good King Henry

Known as "le bon roi Henri" — Good King Henry — he was remembered for his kindness and care toward his subjects.

From US News ● Jul. 9, 2016

A wild species of Spinach, the "Good King Henry," grows in England, and is popular as a pot herb in Lincolnshire.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by William Thomas Fernie

When boiled and eaten with fried bacon in error for the English spinach, Good King Henry, it has produced sickness, drowsiness, and convulsive twitchings.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by William Thomas Fernie

It has been eaten in mistake for Good King Henry, which is sometimes called Mercury Goosefoot; but it is decidedly poisonous, even when cooked.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by William Thomas Fernie

‘We call it Good King Henry down in the South.’

From The Parson O' Dumford by George Manville Fenn