chenopodiaceous

American  

[kee-nuh-poh-dee-ey-shuhs, ken-uh-] / ˌki nəˌpoʊ diˈeɪ ʃəs, ˌkɛn ə- /

adjective

1. belonging to the Chenopodiaceae, formerly the goosefoot family, now considered part of the amaranth family of plants.

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Etymology

Origin of chenopodiaceous

1865–70; < New Latin Chenopodiace ( ae ) family name ( Chenopodi ( um ) ( chenopod ) + -aceae -aceae ) + -ous

Example Sentences

The melon-holes of the box-flats were frequently over-grown with the polygonaceous plant, mentioned at a former occasion; and the small scrub plains were covered with a grey chenopodiaceous plant from three to four feet high.

From Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia : from Moreton Bay to Port Essington, a distance of upwards of 3000 miles, during the years 1844-1845 by Leichhardt, Ludwig

There were some good grass and canes along the shore, and the vegetables at this place consisted principally of chenopodiaceous shrubs.

From The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources by Frémont, John Charles

Mingled with the artemisia was a shrubby and thorny chenopodiaceous plant.

From The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources by Frémont, John Charles

There was very little grass for the animals, the shore being lined with a luxuriant growth of chenopodiaceous shrubs, which burned with a quick bright flame, and made our firewood.

From The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources by Frémont, John Charles

Currants nearly ripe were abundant, and among the shrubs which covered the bottom was a very luxuriant growth of chenopodiaceous shrubs, four to six feet high.

From The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources by Frémont, John Charles