HyperDic: fat_hen

English > 1 sense of the expression fat hen:
NOUNplantfat hen, good-king-henry, allgood, wild spinach, Chenopodium bonus-henricusEuropean plant naturalized in North America
English > fat hen: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningEuropean plant naturalized in North America; often collected from the wild as a potherb.
Synonymsgood-king-henry, allgood, wild spinach, Chenopodium bonus-henricus
Partswild spinachleafy greens / greens collected from the wild and used as a substitute for spinach
BroadergoosefootAny of various weeds of the genus Chenopodium having small greenish flowers
CatalanChenopodium bonus-henricus

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