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hal·o·ge·ton
\ˌhaləˈjētən\ noun
Etymology: New Latin, from hal- + Greek geitōn neighbor
1. capitalized : a small genus of Mediterranean and central Asian herbs and shrubs (family Chenopodiaceae) with fleshy semicylindrical leaves and axillary clusters of flowers — see barilla 1b
2. -s : any plant of the genus Halogeton; especially : a coarse annual herb (H. glomeratus) introduced into No. America from Siberia and now a noxious weed in western American rangelands dangerous to sheep and cattle because of its high oxalate content |