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wild spinach

DEFINITIONS OF: wild spinach

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n European plant naturalized in North America; often collected from the wild as a potherb

Synonyms:
Chenopodium bonus-henricus, allgood, fat hen, good-king-henry
Type of:
goosefoot
any of various weeds of the genus Chenopodium having small greenish flowers

n common weedy European plant introduced into North America; often used as a potherb

Synonyms:
Chenopodium album, lamb's-quarters, pigweed
Type of:
goosefoot
any of various weeds of the genus Chenopodium having small greenish flowers

n leaves collected from the wild

Synonyms:
lamb's-quarter, pigweed
Type of:
green, greens, leafy vegetable
any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables

n leafy greens collected from the wild and used as a substitute for spinach

Type of:
green, greens, leafy vegetable
any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables
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