pigweed
Americannoun
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any goosefoot of the genus Chenopodium, especially C. album.
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any of certain amaranths, as Amaranthus retroflexus.
noun
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Also called: redroot. any of several coarse North American amaranthaceous weeds of the genus Amaranthus, esp A. retroflexus, having hairy leaves and green flowers
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a US name for fat hen
Etymology
Origin of pigweed
Example Sentences
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She spots amaranth and caresses the diamond-shaped green leaves, commonly known as pigweed in English.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2024
But as the pigweed spread eastward, the plants began competing with cotton in the South, emerging as a serious threat to the crops by the mid-1990s.
From New York Times • Aug. 18, 2021
The aggressive pigweed species can grow as tall as 7 feet and produce hundreds of thousands of seeds.
From Washington Times • Nov. 11, 2018
They say their fields are being overrun by pigweed, which is now resistant to other herbicides.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2018
He ate dandelion greens, birch bark, pigweed, wild onions, mushrooms, grass seed, watercress.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
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