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Synonyms for pigweed

  • noun

Most common

wild spinach lamb's quarters cow parsnip pig's parsnip amaranth purslane goosefoot common knotgrass

All synonyms

Noun

1. Wild spinach — any of various weedy plants sometimes used as pig fodder, Heracleum sphondylium

wild spinach, cow parsnip, pig's parsnip, lamb's quarters, lamb's-quarter, pig's cole, hogweed, clogweed, cadweed

Other

purslane, amaranth, goosefoot, common knotgrass, baconweed

Definitions

  1. n. 1

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

Related words

Phrases
procumbent pigweed prostrate pigweed

Forms

Plural
pigweeds → hogweeds, purslanes, amaranths, goosefoots…

Example sentences

  • amaranth His favorite color isn't amaranth.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
pigweedfalling
amaranthrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

7 letters
hogweed, cadweed
8 letters
amaranth3, purslane, clogweed
9 letters
goosefoot2, baconweed

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (amaranth3 = 3 syllables).