goosefoot in English
noun
1
a plant of temperate regions with divided leaves that are said to resemble the foot of a goose. Some kinds are edible and many are common weeds.
Spinach was a better green vegetable than the goosefoots , sorrels, orach, and similar plants which were widely used in medieval Europe, and gradually usurped their place.
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1. Allseed (plural Allseeds) Any of several unrelated plants that produce many seeds, such as Radiola linoides; fourleaf Allseed (Polycarpon tetraphyllum) knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare) knotweed (Polygonum spp.) goosefoot (Chenopodium polyspermum) References
2. Beet definition is - a biennial garden plant (Beta vulgaris) of the goosefoot family that includes several cultivars (such as Swiss chard and sugar Beet) and that has thick edible leaves with long petioles and often swollen purplish-red roots; also : its root used especially as a vegetable, as a source of sugar, or for forage