lambsquarters meaning

[Medicine]
A plant species in the CHENOPODIUM genus known for edible greens.

Examples

1. A typical long-term persistent species is " Chenopodium album " ( Lambsquarters ); its seeds commonly remain viable in the soil for up to 40 years and in rare situations perhaps as long as 1, 600 years.
2. In the United States it is registered for use on pea crops before flowering, for post-emergence control of broadleaf annual and perennial weeds including Canadian thistle, buttercup, mustard, purslane, ragweed, common lambsquarters, pigweed, smartweed, sowthistle, and morning glory.