PIGWEED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pigweed mean? 

• PIGWEED (noun)
  The noun PIGWEED has 3 senses:

1. common weedy European plant introduced into North America; often used as a potherb

2. leaves sometimes used as potherbs; seeds used as cereal; southern United States to Central America; India and China

3. leaves collected from the wild

  Familiarity information: PIGWEED used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PIGWEED (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Common weedy European plant introduced into North America; often used as a potherb

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Chenopodium album; lamb's-quarters; pigweed; wild spinach

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

goosefoot (any of various weeds of the genus Chenopodium having small greenish flowers)

Meronyms (parts of "pigweed"):

lamb's-quarter; pigweed; wild spinach (leaves collected from the wild)

wild spinach (leafy greens collected from the wild and used as a substitute for spinach)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Leaves sometimes used as potherbs; seeds used as cereal; southern United States to Central America; India and China

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Amaranthus hypochondriacus; pigweed

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

amaranth (any of various plants of the genus Amaranthus having dense plumes of green or red flowers; often cultivated for food)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Leaves collected from the wild

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

lamb's-quarter; pigweed; wild spinach

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

green; greens; leafy vegetable (any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables)

Holonyms ("pigweed" is a part of...):

Chenopodium album; lamb's-quarters; pigweed; wild spinach (common weedy European plant introduced into North America; often used as a potherb)