Meanings
alternative good-king-henry
- uncountableA goosefoot of species Blitum bonus-henricus (syn. Chenopodium bonus-henricus), native to Britain and much of Europe, cultivated as a vegetable.
Synonyms: Lincolnshire spinach, mercury, poor man's asparagus, markery, English mercury, allgood
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA goosefoot of species Blitum bonus-henricus (syn. Chenopodium bonus-henricus), native to Britain and much of Europe, cultivated as a vegetable.
Origin
1640; alteration (influenced by the name of Henry VII (1457–1509), King of England) of Good-Henry (1578), from the name Henry.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian горчи́в ла́пад, див ла́пад
- горчи́в ла́пад (gorčív lápad)species of goosefoot
- див ла́пад (div lápad)species of goosefoot
Catalan sarrons
- sarronsspecies of goosefoot
Estonian tervelehine hanemalts
- tervelehine hanemaltsspecies of goosefoot
Finnish hyvänheikinsavikka
- hyvänheikinsavikkaspecies of goosefoot
German Guter Heinrich
- Guter Heinrichspecies of goosefoot
Icelandic hinriksnjóli
- hinriksnjólispecies of goosefoot
Polish komosa strzałkowata
- komosa strzałkowataspecies of goosefoot
Russian марь цельноли́стная
- марь цельноли́стная (marʹ celʹnolístnaja)species of goosefoot
Spanish zurrón
- zurrónspecies of goosefoot
Swedish lungrot
- lungrotspecies of goosefoot
Welsh llysiau'r gwrda
- llysiau'r gwrdaspecies of goosefoot
Cite this entry
Good King Henry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Good%20King%20Henry
“Good King Henry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Good%20King%20Henry. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Good King Henry,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Good%20King%20Henry.
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