lamb's-quarters

Definitions of lamb's-quarters
  1. noun
    common weedy European plant introduced into North America; often used as a potherb
    synonyms: Chenopodium album, pigweed, wild spinach
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    type of:
    goosefoot
    any of various weeds of the genus Chenopodium having small greenish flowers
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