goosefoot

[ goos-foot ]

/ 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

Words nearby goosefoot

goose bumps, Goose Creek, goose egg, goosefish, gooseflesh, goosefoot, goosefoot family, goosegog, goose grass, goose grease, gooseherd

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Example sentences from the Web for goosefoot

But the first thing that stopped Moss was the glowing front of a pawnshop, near the head of Goosefoot Lane.
McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, September 1908, No. 5|Various
Scurf, Scurfiness, minute scales on the surface of many leaves, as of Goosefoot.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray
Going south again he came to a low mesa, to a place called Yelak-īmi, "goosefoot."
Seven Mohave Myths|A. L. Kroeber
It feeds in the autumn on the flowers and seeds of various kinds of goosefoot (Chenopodium), also on Orache (Atriplex).
The Moths of the British Isles, Second Series|Richard South

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 footSee also Good King Henry, fat hen

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单词	goosefoot
释义	goosefoot [ goos-foot ] / 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 Words nearby goosefoot goose bumps, Goose Creek, goose egg, goosefish, gooseflesh, goosefoot, goosefoot family, goosegog, goose grass, goose grease, gooseherd Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for goosefoot But the first thing that stopped Moss was the glowing front of a pawnshop, near the head of Goosefoot Lane. McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, September 1908, No. 5\|Various Scurf, Scurfiness, minute scales on the surface of many leaves, as of Goosefoot. The Elements of Botany\|Asa Gray Going south again he came to a low mesa, to a place called Yelak-īmi, "goosefoot." Seven Mohave Myths\|A. L. Kroeber It feeds in the autumn on the flowers and seeds of various kinds of goosefoot (Chenopodium), also on Orache (Atriplex). The Moths of the British Isles, Second Series\|Richard South 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 footSee also Good King Henry, fat hen Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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