pigweed

• Substantivo que designa várias plantas herbáceas consideradas daninhas, especialmente as dos gêneros Amaranthus e Chenopodium, algumas usadas como hortaliças folhosas ou por suas sementes.

A noun referring to several types of weedy plants, often used as potherbs or for their seeds, found in Europe, North America, and other regions.

1. Common weed used as foodB2formal

   A common weedy plant originally from Europe that has spread to North America, often gathered and cooked as a leafy green vegetable.

   Caruru

   • Foragers collected pigweed from the field to add to their stew.
   • Pigweed can be found growing abundantly in disturbed soil.
   • Some people consider pigweed a nuisance, while others value it as a nutritious potherb.

   Sinônimosfat hengoosefootwild spinach

2. Edible plant with seedsB2formal

   A plant whose leaves are sometimes used as a potherb and whose seeds are used as a cereal grain, found in the southern United States, Central America, India, and China.

   Planta comestível com sementes

   • In some regions, pigweed seeds are ground into flour for baking.
   • The leaves of this pigweed variety are harvested and cooked like spinach.
   • Pigweed has been a traditional food source in parts of Central America for centuries.

   Sinônimosamaranthamaranthus

3. Wild-harvested leavesB2informal

   The leaves of the pigweed plant that are collected from their natural wild habitat for consumption.

   Folhas silvestres

   • She gathered pigweed leaves from the wild to make a salad.
   • Wild pigweed leaves are often more flavorful than cultivated greens.
   • Collecting pigweed from the wild requires careful identification to avoid toxic look-alikes.

   Sinônimosamaranth