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Definition of Goosefoots
1. goosefoot [n] - See also: goosefoot
Lexicographical Neighbors of Goosefoots
Literary usage of Goosefoots
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Minnesota Plant Life by Conway MacMillan (1899)
"The fourteenth order includes the goosefoots or pigweeds, and the amaranths, ...
The goosefoots are represented in Minnesota by about fifteen species, ..."
2. Reports of the Survey (1899)
"The fourteenth order includes the goosefoots or pigweeds, and the amaranths, ...
The goosefoots are represented in Minnesota by about fifteen species, ..."
3. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"A number of the species have received the name of goosefoots, from a fancied
resemblance to the webbed foot of the goose. The best-known or more remarkable ..."
4. United Arab Emirates: A New Perspective by Ibrahim Abed, Peter Hellyer (2001)
"The coast itself is characterized by halophytic scrub, again primarily involving
goosefoots, with mangrove in mainly lagoonal settings. ..."
5. A Manual of Weeds: With Descriptions of All the Most Pernicious and by Ada Eljiva Georgia (1914)
"Like the goosefoots, their seeds retain vitality for a number of years when in
the soil. Means of control Hand-pulling while in early bloom is the best ..."
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