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pigweed.

Any of various weedy plants sometimes used as pig fodder

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. Any of various weedy plants sometimes used as pig fodder

    countable · uncountable

  2. Any of various weedy plants sometimes used as pig fodder: Amaranthus species.

    countable · uncountable

  3. Any of various weedy plants sometimes used as pig fodder: Chenopodium album, white goosefoot.

    countable · uncountable

  4. Any of various weedy plants sometimes used as pig fodder: Portulaca bicolor, of Australia.

    countable · uncountable

  5. Any of various weedy plants sometimes used as pig fodder: Polygonum aviculare (common knotgrass).

    countable · uncountable

  6. Any of various weedy plants sometimes used as pig fodder: Heracleum sphondylium.

    countable · dialectal · uncommon · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *puggōder. Old English *picga Middle English pigge English pig Proto-West Germanic *weud Old English wēod Middle English weed English weed English pigweed From pig + weed.

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