pigweed Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun common weedy European plant introduced into North America; often used as a potherb
    wild spinach; Chenopodium album; lamb's-quarters.
  2. noun leaves sometimes used as potherbs; seeds used as cereal; southern United States to Central America; India and China
    Amaranthus hypochondriacus.
  3. noun leaves collected from the wild
    wild spinach; lamb's-quarter.

WordNet

Pig"weed` noun
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A name of several annual weeds. See Goosefoot, and Lamb's-quarters.

Webster 1913