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chenopod definition

che·no·pod (kē nə päd′, ken′ə-)

noun

any plant of the goosefoot family, as spinach

Etymology: < ModL Chenopodium, name of the genus < Gr chēn (gen. chēnos), goose + -podium

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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