HALOGETON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does halogeton mean? 

• HALOGETON (noun)
  The noun HALOGETON has 1 sense:

1. a coarse annual herb introduced into North America from Siberia; dangerous to sheep and cattle on western rangelands because of its high oxalate content

  Familiarity information: HALOGETON used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HALOGETON (noun)

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Meaning:

A coarse annual herb introduced into North America from Siberia; dangerous to sheep and cattle on western rangelands because of its high oxalate content

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

halogeton; Halogeton glomeratus

Hypernyms ("halogeton" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("halogeton" is a member of...):

genus Halogeton (a caryophyllaceous genus of the family Chenopodiaceae)