pigweed

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   any of various common weedy plants, especially amaranths or goosefoots, some formerly used as pig fodder or leafy food

   Pigweed spread rapidly between the rows of beans after the summer rain.

A compound of pig and weed. The broad common name has been applied to several unrelated weeds, especially plants fed to pigs or found in cultivated ground, including species of Amaranthus and Chenopodium; some are also eaten as potherbs.

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