Chenopodium

chenopodium Translingual right|thumb|Chenopodium album (type species) Etymology A scientific Latin calque (before 1500AD) of la pes foot + la anserinus gooselike (Pliny the Elder); from mul grc χήν goose + grc πούς foot. Proper noun 1 n genus family Amaranthaceae chenopodiums; numerous herbaceous flowering plants, including goosefoot, lamb's quarters, and quinoa Synonyms genus Einadia genus Hypernyms genus ; Chenopodioideae subfamily subfamily Hyponyms genus Chenopodium album species (white goosefoot or lamb's quarters type species; Chenopodium bonus-henricus species (now often Blitum bonus-henricus species, perennial goosefoot), Chenopodium quinoa species (quinoa), Chenopodium berlandieri species (lamb's quarters); Chenopodium foggii species, Chenopodium fremontii species, Chenopodium pratericola species (desert goosefoot), Chenopodium standleyanum species selected other species; Chenopodium capitatum species (now Blitum capitatum species, strawberry blite, blite goosefoot, strawberry goosefoot), Chenopodium rubrum species (now Oxybasis rubra species, red goosefoot, coastblite goosefoot), Chenopodium simplex species (now Chenopodiastrum simplex species, maple-leaf goosefoot) species now in other genera For more see 1 Descendants en goosefoot 1 chenopodium 1 References 1 1 1 CHENO 20589 37754 3558 60437273-2 48439 892400 1330517 mul Goosefoot subfamily plants