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RED GOOSEFOOT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does red goosefoot mean?
• RED GOOSEFOOT (noun)
The noun RED GOOSEFOOT has 2 senses:
1. common Eurasian weed; naturalized in United States
2. herb considered fatal to swine
Familiarity information: RED GOOSEFOOT used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Common Eurasian weed; naturalized in United States
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Chenopodium rubrum; French spinach; red goosefoot
Hypernyms ("red goosefoot" is a kind of...):
goosefoot (any of various weeds of the genus Chenopodium having small greenish flowers)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Herb considered fatal to swine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Chenopodium hybridum; red goosefoot; sowbane
Hypernyms ("red goosefoot" is a kind of...):
goosefoot (any of various weeds of the genus Chenopodium having small greenish flowers)
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