wild spinach

noun

white goosefoot (Chenopodium album), a common weed with global distribution.

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Meanings

nounwild spinach (uncountable)
  1. Any of a number of plants with edible leaves:
    1. uncountablewhite goosefoot (Chenopodium album), a common weed with global distribution.
    2. uncountableGood King Henry (Blitum bonus-henricus, syn. Chenopodium bonus-henricus).
    3. uncountableleafy spindlepod (Cleome foliosa), native to Africa.
    4. uncountablespiderwisp (Cleome gynandra, syn. Gynandropsis gynandra), native to Africa.
    5. uncountableRocky Mountain beeplant (Cleomella serrulata), native to western North America.
    6. uncountablebaboon bushpumpkin (Coccinia adoensis)

Synonyms & antonyms

nounEuropean plant naturalized in North America; often collected from the wild as a potherb

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good-king-henryallgoodfat henChenopodium bonus-henricus
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goosefoot

nouncommon weedy European plant introduced into North America; often used as a potherb

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lamb's-quarterspigweedChenopodium album
Broader
goosefoot

nounleaves collected from the wild

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lamb's-quarterpigweed
Broader
greensgreenleafy vegetable
Also see
allgoodfat henlamb's quarterspigweed

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

wild spinach. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wild%20spinach

MLA

“wild spinach.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wild%20spinach. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wild spinach,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wild%20spinach.

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