Chenopodium (Noun)
Meaning
Goosefoot; pigweed.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Chenopodium is an annual weed found in fields and waste places, and can grow to heights of several feet if left unchecked.
- Some farmers have to use specialized herbicides to kill the Chenopodium in their fields to protect their crops from its competition.
- A local nursery identified the small weed in my garden as a species of Chenopodium and advised me to pull it before it seeds.
- Many varieties of Chenopodium can cause allergies in people and should be handled with caution.
- Researchers studied the ability of certain Chenopodium species to thrive in arid conditions as part of their efforts to find new sources of food in the desert.