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goosefoot

goo·se·foot

UK/ˈɡuːsfʊt/ US/ˈɡuˌsfʊt/ uncommon

noun

1.

any of various weeds of the genus Chenopodium having small greenish flowers

Origin

Calque of Translingual Chenopodium, from Ancient Greek χήν (khḗn, “goose”) + πούς (poús, “foot”) + Latin -ium.

Phrases

  • American goosefoot
  • California goosefoot
  • clammy goosefoot
  • coastal goosefoot
  • coastblite goosefoot
  • cutleaf goosefoot
  • desert goosefoot
  • fetid goosefoot

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