Noun: pigweed 'pig,weed
- Common weedy European plant introduced into North America; often used as a potherb
"pigweed is nutritious and can be cooked like spinach";
- lamb's-quarters, wild spinach, Chenopodium album
- Edible leaves collected from the wild
"Foragers often gather pigweed as a nutritious wild green";
- lamb's-quarter, wild spinach
- Leaves sometimes used as potherbs; seeds used as cereal; southern United States to Central America; India and China
"Pigweed was cultivated by the Aztecs as a grain crop";
- Amaranthus hypochondriacus
Derived forms: pigweeds
Type of: amaranth, goosefoot, green, greens, leafy vegetable
Encyclopedia: Pigweed