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pigweed

[ pig-weed ]

noun

  1. any goosefoot of the genus Chenopodium, especially C. album.
  2. any of certain amaranths, as Amaranthus retroflexus.


pigweed

/ ˈpɪɡˌwiːd /

noun

  1. Also calledredroot any of several coarse North American amaranthaceous weeds of the genus Amaranthus, esp A. retroflexus, having hairy leaves and green flowers
  2. a US name for fat hen
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pigweed1

First recorded in 1795–1805; pig 1 + weed 1
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Example Sentences

The grass waved to their stirrups, and the pigweed stood rank up to the very door.

Pigweed: Portulaca, or the native purslane, a creeping annual of a reddish-green colour and an excellent vegetable.

First, I picked the pigweed and tansy, or how could she have made the cheese?

A good pigweed is much more satisfactory than a poor rosebush.

Barnyard grass (Panicum crusgalli) behaved like pigweed, and 'needed considerable attention.'

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