Chenopodium Album (Noun)
Meaning
Common weedy European plant introduced into North America; often used as a potherb.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The farmers tried to get rid of the chenopodium album from their fields but it kept growing back due to its rapid reproduction rate.
- Wildlife like geese and ducks would feed on the chenopodium album during their migration, allowing the plant to disperse seeds through their droppings.
- Many old recipe books would refer to the edible chenopodium album, as a good addition to vegetable soup and other potherbs.
- Foraging guides will occasionally highlight chenopodium album for use as an alternative spinach source.
- However the abundance of chenopodium album had proven difficult to eliminate and overgrown an otherwise perfectly planted patch of wild flowers.