The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lamb's-quarters
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.
Wiktionary
lamb's-quarters
n. Any of several plants of the goosefoot family, sometimes used as potherbs.
WordNet
lamb's-quarters
n. common weedy European plant introduced into North America; often used as a potherb [syn: pigweed, wild spinach, Chenopodium album]
Usage examples of "lamb's-quarters".
Lamb's-quarters and cinquefoil were already blooming, and I could see the buds of sweet broom swelling.