Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pigweed

3 senses of pigweed

Sense 1
lamb's-quarters, pigweed, wild spinach, Chenopodium album -- (common weedy European plant introduced into North America; often used as a potherb)
       => goosefoot -- (any of various weeds of the genus Chenopodium having small greenish flowers)

Sense 2
pigweed, Amaranthus hypochondriacus -- (leaves sometimes used as potherbs; seeds used as cereal; southern United States to Central America; India and China)
       => amaranth -- (any of various plants of the genus Amaranthus having dense plumes of green or red flowers; often cultivated for food)

Sense 3
lamb's-quarter, pigweed, wild spinach -- (leaves collected from the wild)
       => greens, green, leafy vegetable -- (any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables)