chenopodium quinoa

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chenopodium quinoa - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Quinoa \Qui*no"a\, n.
     The seeds of a kind of goosewort (Chenopodium Quinoa), used
     in Chili and Peru for making porridge or cakes; also, food
     thus made.
     [1913 Webster]