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chenopod

[ kee-nuh-pod, ken-uh- ]

noun

  1. any plant of the amaranth family Chenopodiaceae.


chenopod

/ ˈkiːnəˌpɒd; ˌkiːnəˌpəʊdɪˈeɪʃəs; ˈkɛn-; ˌkɛn- /

noun

  1. any flowering plant of the family Chenopodiaceae, which includes the beet, mangel-wurzel, spinach, and goosefoot
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • chenopodiaceous, adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of chenopod1

1545–55; < Greek ŧԴ- (combining form of ḗn goose ) + -pod; compare New Latin Chenopodium genus name
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of chenopod1

C16: from Greek ŧ goose + pous foot
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Example Sentences

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Further research indicated that quinoa is a chenopod, a known allergen to some people, and apparently I'm one of them.

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Quinoa, domesticated thousands of years ago on Bolivia’s arid high mountain plains and now often misrepresented as a grain, is actually a chenopod, related to species like beets and spinach.

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The people depend for fuel largely on a hoary bush of the Chenopod order, Eurotia ceratoides.

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Arundo, Salsola, Plantago, P. coronopoid, Cnicus, Juncus, Veronica exallata, Santalacea, Mentha, Lactucoides, Chenopod. 2-3, Panicum, Samolus, Ceratophyllum; Salix occurs near the river; apricots, apples, pomegranates, damsons or plums, bullaces, pears, mulberries and raspberries in the gardens.

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The following plants may be found about this place; Ligustrum, Salex pendula, Valeriana orolifolia, Campanula linearis, senecionideæ, Viola, Jasminum, Rosea, Conaria, mangoe one tree in the gardens, Citrus two or three species in ditto, Jubrung, Diospyros, Acorus, Veronica, Ranunculus, Sclerossophalos, Alopecercus, Agrostides, Bombax, stunted weeping cypress, Pinus longifolia, Punica, Dipsacus, Potentilla, Potamogeton 2, Hypericum japonica, Lysimachia, Chenopod, Ajuga, Anisomales.

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