goosefoot

[ goos-foo t ]
/ ˈgusˌfʊt /

noun, plural goose·foots.

any of numerous, often weedy plants of the genus Chenopodium, having inconspicuous greenish flowers.

Origin of goosefoot

First recorded in 1540–50; goose + foot

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British Dictionary definitions for goosefoot

goosefoot
/ (ˈɡuːsˌfʊt) /

noun plural -foots

any typically weedy chenopodiaceous plant of the genus Chenopodium, having small greenish flowers and leaves shaped like a goose's foot See also Good King Henry, fat hen