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lamb's quarters

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lamb's-quar⋅ters

  [lamz-kwawr-terz]
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–noun, plural -ters.
the pigweed, Chenopodium album.
Origin:
1765–75
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lamb's quarters  
pl.n.   (used with a sing. or pl. verb)
A common weed (Chenopodium album) having lance-shaped leaves with a mealy surface and small green flowers.
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lamb's quarters

(species Chenopodium album), an annual weed of the amaranth family (Amaranthaceae), of wide distribution in Asia, Europe, and North America. It can grow up to 3 metres (about 10 feet) but is usually a smaller plant. The blue-green leaves are variable in size and shape but are often white and mealy beneath. The tender young shoots in spring are sometimes gathered for potherbs.

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