lamb's-quar|ters

lamb's-quar|ters
lamb's-quar|ters or lambs-quar|ters «LAMZ KWR tuhrz», noun, plural -ters.
a weed of the goosefoot family, a species of pigweed, which is sometimes cultivated and used as a potherb and in salad.

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  • lambs-quar|ters — lamb s quar|ters or lambs quar|ters «LAMZ KWR tuhrz», noun, plural ters. a weed of the goosefoot family, a species of pigweed, which is sometimes cultivated and used as a potherb and in salad …   Useful english dictionary

  • Lamb's-quarters — Lamb s quar ters, n. (Bot.) A name given to several common weedy European plants of the Goosefoot family, introduced into N. America, and sometimes used as pot herbs, as {Chenopodium album} and {Atriplex patulsa}. Note: It is sometimes collected… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Atriplex patulsa — Lamb s quarters Lamb s quar ters, n. (Bot.) A name given to several common weedy European plants of the Goosefoot family, introduced into N. America, and sometimes used as pot herbs, as {Chenopodium album} and {Atriplex patulsa}. Note: It is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Chenopodium album — Lamb s quarters Lamb s quar ters, n. (Bot.) A name given to several common weedy European plants of the Goosefoot family, introduced into N. America, and sometimes used as pot herbs, as {Chenopodium album} and {Atriplex patulsa}. Note: It is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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