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Goosefoot
CIDE DICTIONARY
Goosefoot, n.
A genus of herbs (Chenopodium ) mostly annual weeds; pigweed. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Goosefoot, n. (pl. -foots) any plant of the genus Chenopodium, having leaves shaped like the foot of a goose.
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