Goosefoot (Noun)
Meaning
Any of various weeds of the genus Chenopodium having small greenish flowers.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The garden was overrun with goosefoot, its tiny flowers swaying gently in the breeze.
- Farmers often view goosefoot as a nuisance due to its ability to outcompete crops for water and nutrients.
- The weed specialist identified the unwanted plant as goosefoot, a common problem in the area.
- After the first frost, the goosefoot in the field began to wither and die.
- The botanist carefully collected a sample of the goosefoot for further study in her laboratory.
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- Chenopodium Bonus-henricus
- Fat Hen
- Mexican Tea
- Chenopodium Glaucum
- Allgood
- Strawberry Pigweed
- Chenopodium Capitatum
- Red Goosefoot
- Wormseed
- Pigweed
- Spanish Tea
- Oakleaf Goosefoot
- Chenopodium Ambrosioides
- Atriplex Mexicana
- Nettleleaf Goosefoot
- Chenopodium Botrys
- Chenopodium Rubrum
- Feather Geranium
- French Spinach
- Chenopodium Vulvaria
- Wild Spinach
- Chenopodium Album
- Indian Paint
- Chenopodium Hybridum
- Chenopodium Murale