goosefoot

American  

[goos-foot] / ˈgusˌfʊt /

noun

goosefoots plural

1. any of numerous, often weedy plants of the genus Chenopodium, having inconspicuous greenish flowers.

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goosefoot British  

/ ˈɡuːsˌfʊt /

noun

1. any typically weedy chenopodiaceous plant of the genus Chenopodium, having small greenish flowers and leaves shaped like a goose's foot See also Good King Henry fat hen

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• goosefoots
  plural

Etymology

Origin of goosefoot

First recorded in 1540–50; goose + foot

Example Sentences

But even here the cultivation of maize remained only a small part of a largely hunter-gatherer lifestyle, which included gathering goosefoot and piñons as well as hunting rabbits, bison, and deer.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

That doro wot, a resonant chicken stew flavored with berbere, cloves and goosefoot herb, is among the great chicken dishes of the world.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2018

And he gathers dandelion and dock-cress and goosefoot, and the like o' that, which she cooks 'em, or he mixes 'em wi' oil, and eats 'em raw.

From The MS. in a Red Box by Hamilton, John Arthur

An indigenous plant called the prairie apple grew in abundance, and the leaves of a species of the goosefoot family were found to be nourishing.

From The Red River Colony A Chronicle of the Beginnings of Manitoba by Wood, Louis Aubrey

The Armenian's great courtyard, overgrown with goosefoot and wild mallows, was lively and full of gaiety in spite of the great heat.

From The Schoolmistress, and other stories by Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich