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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. common weedy European plant introduced into North America; often used as a potherb;
[syn: lamb's-quarters, pigweed, wild spinach, Chenopodium album]

2. leaves sometimes used as potherbs; seeds used as cereal; southern United States to Central America; India and China;
[syn: pigweed, Amaranthus hypochondriacus]

3. leaves collected from the wild;
[syn: lamb's-quarter, pigweed, wild spinach]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pigweed \Pig"weed`\, n. (Bot.) A name of several annual weeds. See Goosefoot, and Lamb's-quarters. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

pigweed n 1: common weedy European plant introduced into North America; often used as a potherb [syn: lamb's-quarters, pigweed, wild spinach, Chenopodium album] 2: leaves sometimes used as potherbs; seeds used as cereal; southern United States to Central America; India and China [syn: pigweed, Amaranthus hypochondriacus] 3: leaves collected from the wild [syn: lamb's-quarter, pigweed, wild spinach]