chenopod

n. [植]藜科之植物

词形变化

chenopods 复数 chenopods

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any member of the subfamily Chenopodioideae (the main part of the sometime family Chenopodiaceae); a goosefoot.

词源

From the genus name Chenopodium, coined as a compound of Ancient Greek χηνο- (khēno-, “goose”) + ποδ- (pod-, “foot”) + Latin -ium. The literal translation, “goosefoot”, refers to the shape of the leaves.

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