Good King Henry

See also: good-king-henry

English

Noun

Good King Henry (uncountable)

A species of goosefoot, Chenopodium bonus-henricus, native to Britain and much of Europe, cultivated as a vegetable.

Synonyms

(Chenopodium bonus-henricus): Lincolnshire spinach; mercury; poor man's asparagus

Coordinate terms

(Chenopodium bonus-henricus): Chenopodium album, the white goosefoot, fat hen

Translations

species of goosefoot

Icelandic: hinriksnjóli m

Further reading

Good King Henry on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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