pigweed

[ pig-weed ]

/ ˈpɪgˌwid /

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noun

any goosefoot of the genus Chenopodium, especially C. album.

any of certain amaranths, as Amaranthus retroflexus.

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Origin of pigweed

First recorded in 1795–1805; pig¹ + weed¹

Words nearby pigweed

pigsty, pigswill, pigtail, pig-tailed macaque, pigtail hook, pigweed, pihoihoi, PIK, pika, pikake, pikau

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How to use pigweed in a sentence

The grass waved to their stirrups, and the pigweed stood rank up to the very door.
North of Fifty-Three|Bertrand W. Sinclair
Pigweed: Portulaca, or the native purslane, a creeping annual of a reddish-green colour and an excellent vegetable.
Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria|William Landsborough
First, I picked the pigweed and tansy, or how could she have made the cheese?
Aunt Madge's Story|Sophie May
A good pigweed is much more satisfactory than a poor rosebush.
Cornell Nature-Study Leaflets|Various

Barnyard grass (Panicum crusgalli) behaved like pigweed, and 'needed considerable attention.'
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, May 1899|Various

British Dictionary definitions for pigweed

pigweed

/ (ˈpɪɡˌwiːd) /

noun

Also called: redroot any of several coarse North American amaranthaceous weeds of the genus Amaranthus, esp A. retroflexus, having hairy leaves and green flowers

a US name for fat hen

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