fathen

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A form of fat hen — Hen and chicks, a group of small succulent flowering plants native to Europe and northern Africa

Scrabble 12

Meanings

nounfathen (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of fat hen.

    Botanical name: Chenopodium album. Fathen is one of the most competitive cropping weeds in New Zealand.

    2016, “Fathen”, in Massey University
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