goosefoot

Definition of Goosefoot in English :

1. goosefoot

any of various weeds of the genus Chenopodium having small greenish flowers

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Goosefoot

noun plural -foots

any typically weedy chenopodiaceous plant of the genus Chenopodium, having small greenish flowers and leaves shaped like a goose's foot

adjective

1.

designating a family (Chenopodiaceae, order Caryophyllales) of dicotyledonous plants, including spinach and beets

nounWord forms: plural ˈgoosefoots

2.

any of a genus (Chenopodium) of weedy plants of the goosefoot family, with small green flowers and, frequently, scurfy or fleshy foliage

n. pl. goose·foots

Any of various often weedy plants of the genus Chenopodium, having small greenish flowers. Also called pigweed.