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PRONUNCIATION OF LAMB'S-QUARTERS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LAMB'S-QUARTERS

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Lamb's-Quarters is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LAMB'S-QUARTERS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lamb's quarters

Lamb's quarter, lambsquarters and similar terms refer to various edible species of goosefoot, or pigweed. There are numerous variations, with or without hyphens and apostrophes, using one word or two, and singular or plural. As a rule, the British English spelling uses two terms with or without hyphen though usually with an apostrophe, while the American English spelling uses one word. ▪ In Europe, the term usually refers to Chenopodium album ▪ In North America, the term usually refers to Chenopodium berlandieri...

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LAMB'S-QUARTERS

lamb down
Lamb of God
Lamb shift
lamb´s ears
lamb´s fry
lamb´s lettuce
lamb´s lugs
lamb´s tails
lamb´s tongue
lamb´s wool
lambada
lambast
lambaste
lambda
lambda calculus
lambdacism
lambdoid
lambdoidal
lambency
lambent

WORDS THAT END LIKE LAMB'S-QUARTERS

at close quarters
charge of quarters
close quarters
corporate headquarters
for starters
forequarters
general headquarters
have someone´s guts for garters
headquarters
hindquarters
letters
living quarters
married quarters
out-quarters
police headquarters
quarters
sleeping quarters
three quarters
to have sb´s guts for garters
winter quarters

Synonyms and antonyms of lamb's-quarters in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lamb's-quarters» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LAMB'S-QUARTERS

Find out the translation of lamb's-quarters to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lamb's-quarters from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lamb's-quarters» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cordero- cuartos
570 millions of speakers

English

lamb´s-quarters
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

lamb´s चौथाई
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

lamb´s أرباع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

lamb´s четверти
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cordeiro- quartos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

lamb´s চতুর্থাংশ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chénopode blanc
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kambing-kuarters
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lamm Viertel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

lamb´s四分の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

lamb´s 분의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lamb´s-quarters
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

lamb´s phần tư
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

lamb´s நான்கில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लँब-क्वार्टर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

lamb´s dörtte
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

farinaccio quarti
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lamb´s czwarte
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

lamb´s чверті
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lamb´s sferturi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

lamb´s τέταρτα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lamb´s - kwartale
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lammfjärde
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lamb´s fjerde
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lamb's-quarters

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LAMB'S-QUARTERS»

The term «lamb's-quarters» is normally little used and occupies the 146.013 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LAMB'S-QUARTERS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lamb's-quarters

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LAMB'S-QUARTERS»

Discover the use of lamb's-quarters in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lamb's-quarters and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Edible and Useful Plants of Texas and the Southwest: A ...
LAMB'S-QUARTERS, GOOSEFOOT, PIGWEED, QUELITE SALADO— CHENOPODIUM ALBUM (See illustration.) Warning As does spinach, lamb's- quarters contains oxalic acid, which tends to bind calcium and prevent its proper absorption ...
Delena Tull, 1999
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Edible Wild Plants of Pennsylvania and Neighboring States
Lamb's-quarters contains oxalic acid, which tends to bind with calcium. It is also known to accumulate toxic levels of nitrate. Preparation: Entire young plants that are less than 10 inches in height can be used. On old plants, pinch off the tender  ...
Richard J. Medve, Mary Lee Medve, 2010
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Gather Ye Wild Things: A Forager's Year
Lamb's quarters, again half a cup, gives 66 to 130 milligrams of vitamin C. Over the summer, the vitamin A content of lamb's quarters increases while the vitamin C content goes down. Lamb's quarters offers significent plant protein, supplies ...
Susan Tyler Hitchcock, 1980
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Weeds of the Northern U.S. and Canada: A Guide for ...
Lamb's-quarters blooms from June to September. Flowers are wind-pollinated. Plant: An extremely variable plant, lamb's-quar- ters can grow up to 2.5 m tall. Bluish green stems are branched, grooved, and blotched with red or purple.
France Royer, Richard Dickinson, 1999
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The Rocky Mountain Wild Foods Cookbook
Darcy Williamson. Creamed Lamb's Quarters with Onions Serves 4 Vlj lbs. Lamb's Quarters 14 small white onions, peeled 'A cup butter 3 Tbsp. flour l'/j cups milk 'A cup sour cream Salt and pepper to taste Steam Lamb's Quarters until wilted.
Darcy Williamson, 1995
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Bulletin - Agricultural Experiment Station, University of ...
... 5 Pigweed Peppcrgrass Yellow foxtail Lamb's quarters Might-flowering catchfly Wild buckwheat Curled dock Lady's thumb Yellow foxtail Common hemp nettle Yellow foxtail Pepper grass Lamb's quarters Buckhorn plantain Evening primrose  ...
University of Minnesota. Agricultural Experiment Station, 1914
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Foraging New England, 2nd: Edible Wild Food and Medicinal ...
The diminutive lamb's-quarters grow overly thick and must be thinned. At the same time, the 3- to 5-inch plants provide the season's first meal of lamb's- quarters. The best areas of the garden to encourage lamb's-quarters are where lateseason ...
Tom Seymour, 2013
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Sessional Papers - Legislature of the Province of Ontario
North Muskoka. — Canada thistle, wild buckwheat, yarrow, dock, annual sow thistle, couch, foxtail, lamb's quarters, cottonweed. South Muskoka. — Canada thistle, bladder campion, curled dock, golden rod, annual sow thistle, couch, wild oats, ...
Ontario. Legislative Assembly, 1917
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Station Bulletin
... bill False flax Sleepy catch- fly Ragweed Corn cockle White bed straw Small crab grass Brown-eyed Susan Lady's thumb Gumweed Pigweed Yellow foxtail Chickweed 5 Pigweed Peppergrass Yellow foxtail Lamb's quarters N ight-flowcr- ing ...
Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station, 1914
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The Juicing Book
Lamb's-quarters is a common weed that is very mild in flavor and rich in minerals. You can find it thriving on roadsides, in fields — almost anywhere things are growing. Though plentiful, lamb's-quarters should be picked from a place that is ...
Stephen Blauer, 1989

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LAMB'S-QUARTERS»

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The wet spring has been a challenge to gardens — and stores
“I already have lamb's-quarters up to my knees.'' All the rain this spring, normally a gardener's friend, is instead frustrating people, especially as ... «Omaha World-Herald, May 15»

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