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Meaning of LAMB'S-QUARTERS

Pronunciation:  'lamz`kworturz

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 Definition: [n]  common weedy European plant introduced into North America; often used as a potherb
 
 Synonyms: Chenopodium album, pigweed, wild spinach
 
 See Also: goosefoot, lamb's-quarter

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Lamb's-quar"ters\, n. (Bot.)
A name given to several plants of the Goosefoot family,
sometimes used as pot herbs, as {Chenopodium album} and
{Atriplex patulsa}.

 

 

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