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pigweed

/pig-weed/US // ˈpɪgˌwid //UK // (ˈpɪɡˌwiːd) //

猪笼草,猪草,野猪草,猪苓

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any goosefoot of the genus Chenopodium, especially C. album.
    • : any of certain amaranths, as Amaranthus retroflexus.

Examples

  • The grass waved to their stirrups, and the pigweed stood rank up to the very door.

  • Pigweed: Portulaca, or the native purslane, a creeping annual of a reddish-green colour and an excellent vegetable.

  • First, I picked the pigweed and tansy, or how could she have made the cheese?

  • A good pigweed is much more satisfactory than a poor rosebush.

  • Barnyard grass (Panicum crusgalli) behaved like pigweed, and 'needed considerable attention.'

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