| NOUN | plant | pigweed, lamb's-quarters, wild spinach, Chenopodium album | common weedy European plant introduced into North America |
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| plant | pigweed, Amaranthus hypochondriacus | leaves sometimes used as potherbs | |
| food | pigweed, lamb's-quarter, wild spinach | leaves collected from the wild |
| Meaning | Common weedy European plant introduced into North America; often used as a potherb. | |
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| Synonyms | lamb's-quarters, wild spinach, Chenopodium album | |
| Parts | lamb's-quarter, pigweed, wild spinach | leaves collected from the wild |
| wild spinach | leafy greens / greens collected from the wild and used as a substitute for spinach | |
| Broader | goosefoot | Any of various weeds of the genus Chenopodium having small greenish flowers |
| Meaning | leaves sometimes used as potherbs; seeds used as cereal; southern United States to Central America; India and China. | |
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| Synonym | Amaranthus hypochondriacus | |
| Broader | amaranth | Any of various plants of the genus Amaranthus having dense plumes of green or red flowers |
| Meaning | leaves collected from the wild. | |
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| Synonyms | lamb's-quarter, wild spinach | |
| Part of | lamb's-quarters, pigweed, wild spinach, Chenopodium album | Common weedy European plant introduced into North America |
| Broader | greens, green, leafy vegetable | Any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables |
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