good-king-henry

good-king-henry
good-king-henry good-king-henry n. A European plant ({Chenopodium bonus-henricus}) naturalized in North America; often collected from the wild as a potherb.

Syn: good king henry, allgood, fat hen, wild spinach, {Chenopodium bonus-henricus}. [WordNet 1.5]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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