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pigweed
[ pig-weed ]
noun
- any goosefoot of the genus Chenopodium, especially C. album.
- any of certain amaranths, as Amaranthus retroflexus.
pigweed
/ ˈpɪɡˌwiːd /
noun
- Also calledredroot 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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The grass waved to their stirrups, and the pigweed stood rank up to the very door.
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Pigweed: Portulaca, or the native purslane, a creeping annual of a reddish-green colour and an excellent vegetable.
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First, I picked the pigweed and tansy, or how could she have made the cheese?
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A good pigweed is much more satisfactory than a poor rosebush.
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Barnyard grass (Panicum crusgalli) behaved like pigweed, and 'needed considerable attention.'
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