goosefoot
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Etymology
Calque of translingual Chenopodium, from Ancient Greek χήν (khḗn, “goose”) + πούς (poús, “foot”) + Latin -ium.
Pronunciation
Noun
goosefoot (plural goosefoots)
- Any of many flowering plants, of the subfamily Chenopodioideae, having small greenish flowers.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
flowering plant of the subfamily Chenopodioideae
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References
- “goosefoot”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “goosefoot”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
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