'Atriplex patulsa' definitions:

Definition of 'Atriplex patulsa'

From: GCIDE
  • Lamb's-quarters \Lamb's-quar"ters\, n. (Bot.) A name given to several common weedy European plants of the Goosefoot family, introduced into N. America, and sometimes used as pot herbs, as Chenopodium album and {Atriplex patulsa}.
  • Note: It is sometimes collected from the wild and eaten as a vegetable
  • Syn: lamb's quarters, pigweed, wild spinach, Chenopodium album. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]