Goosefoot: 1 definition
Introduction:
Goosefoot means something in biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Goosefoot in English is the name of a plant defined with Chenopodium album in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Atriplex alba (L.) Crantz (among others).
2) Goosefoot is also identified with Chenopodium hederiforme It has the synonym Botrys albus Nieuwl. (etc.).
3) Goosefoot is also identified with Chenopodium murale It has the synonym Rhagodia baccata var. congesta (Hook. f.) Hook. f. (etc.).
4) Goosefoot is also identified with Dysphania graveolens It has the synonym Chenopodium incisum var. neomexicanum Aellen (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Taxon (1981)
· London Journal of Botany (1847)
· Systema Vegetabilium, ed. 15 (1820)
· Scripta Fac. Sci. Nat. Univ. Purkyn. Brun. (1978)
· Phytologia (1985)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Goosefoot, for example diet and recipes, extract dosage, chemical composition, health benefits, pregnancy safety, side effects, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Goosefoot grass.
Ends with: American goosefoot, Blite goosefoot, Broad-leaved goosefoot, California goosefoot, Fetid goosefoot, Hawaiian goosefoot, Jerusalem oak goosefoot, Maple-leaved goosefoot, Mealy goosefoot, Mexican goosefoot, Nettle-leaf goosefoot, Nettle-leaved goosefoot, Round-leaved goosefoot, Shrubby goosefoot, Spear-leaved goosefoot, Turnpike goosefoot, White goosefoot, Wormseed goosefoot.
Full-text (+3): Vasukem, Turnpike goosefoot, Wormseed goosefoot, Goosefoot grass, Nettle-leaved goosefoot, Spear-leaved goosefoot, Mexican goosefoot, Mealy goosefoot, Hawaiian goosefoot, Shrubby goosefoot, Blite goosefoot, Maple-leaved goosefoot, Nettle-leaf goosefoot, Fetid goosefoot, American goosefoot, California goosefoot, Jerusalem oak goosefoot, White goosefoot, Broad-leaved goosefoot, Round-leaved goosefoot.
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Search found 3 books and stories containing Goosefoot; (plurals include: Goosefoots). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Settlement in Early Historic Ganga Plain (by Chirantani Das)
Part 6 - Agriculture of the Vārāṇasī region < [Chapter V - Rise of Vārāṇasī as a Nodal Centre]
Charaka Samhita (English translation) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 13 - The therapeutics of Abdominal Disease (udara-cikitsa) < [Cikitsasthana (Cikitsa Sthana) — Section on Therapeutics]
Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra
Chapter XXXIX - On Bodhisattva Lion's Roar (g) < [Section Seven]