Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
Chenopodiaceae

Chenopodiaceae

9.9
A group of flowering plants like spinach and beets
  • noun
  • /ˌkɛnəˌpoʊdiˈeɪʃiˌi/
  • Specialized
translation icon : Chenopodiaceae
  • Botanists now consider Chenopodiaceae a subfamily within Amaranthaceae, but the older name is still encountered.

Examples

  • The Chenopodiaceae family includes plants like spinach and beets.

  • Spinach and beets were once classified under Chenopodiaceae, before taxonomic revisions.

  • The family Chenopodiaceae includes many species adapted to saline environments.

  • Did you know that Chenopodiaceae are often used in salads?

  • Botanists now consider Chenopodiaceae a subfamily within Amaranthaceae, but the older name is still encountered.

  • Spinach and beets were once classified under Chenopodiaceae, before taxonomic revisions.

  • The family Chenopodiaceae includes many species adapted to saline environments.

Synonyms

family Chenopodiaceae
vsChenopodiaceae
  • Specialized
8.4

A group of flowering plants that includes spinach and beets

is now treated as a subfamily rather than a full family
goosefoot family
vsChenopodiaceae
  • Specialized
7.9

A group of plants that make flowers, like spinach and beets

is now treated as a subfamily rather than a full family

Surface Forms

Chenopodiaceae singular
Chenopodiaceae plural

Morphology

Chenopodiaceae = Chenopodium (opaque) = chenopodi + aceae

Formed by adding the specialized botanical family suffix '-aceae' to a Latin genus name; the suffix is a technical taxonomic marker not transparent to average learners.

Etymology

Chenopodiaceae comes from the plant name Chenopodium, which uses Greek parts cheno- 'goose' and -pod 'foot'. Many plants in this family, like spinach and beets, have leaves that look a little like a goose's foot, so the name means 'goose-foot family' and fits their shape.