goosefoot
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goosefoot
- /ˈɡuːsfʊt/
Where it comes from
Calque of Translingual Chenopodium, from Ancient Greek χήν (khḗn, “goose”) + πούς (poús, “foot”) + Latin -ium.
noun goosefoots
- Any of many flowering plants, of the saltbush subfamily Chenopodioideae, having small greenish flowers, including spinach.
- Any member of the species Syngonium podophyllum of plants cultivated as houseplants, native from Bolivia to Mexico, naturalized elsewhere.
Similar: pigweed
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noun
Similar: pigweed
Translations
Talk about this word "goosefoot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/goosefoot. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. goosefoot. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/goosefoot "goosefoot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/goosefoot.Cite this
@misc{goosefoot_2026,
title = {goosefoot},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/goosefoot},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
