pigweed

2 definitions found

pigweed - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Pigweed \Pig"weed`\, n. (Bot.)
     A name of several annual weeds. See Goosefoot, and
     Lamb's-quarters.
     [1913 Webster]

pigweed - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  pigweed
      n 1: common weedy European plant introduced into North America;
           often used as a potherb [syn: lamb's-quarters, pigweed,
           wild spinach, Chenopodium album]
      2: leaves sometimes used as potherbs; seeds used as cereal;
         southern United States to Central America; India and China
         [syn: pigweed, Amaranthus hypochondriacus]
      3: leaves collected from the wild [syn: lamb's-quarter,
         pigweed, wild spinach]