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Chenopodium capitatum

Chenopodium capitatum

9.9
A small plant that lives for one year with red berrylike fruit and edible leaves
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : blite de fresa
  • Many foragers harvest the edible leaves and fruits of Chenopodium capitatum in early summer.

Examples

  • The vibrant red berries of Chenopodium capitatum make it an attractive addition to wild gardens.

  • Botanists observed Chenopodium capitatum thriving in disturbed soils across North America.

  • The Chenopodium capitatum is often found in wet areas.

  • Have you ever seen a Chenopodium capitatum plant?

  • Many foragers harvest the edible leaves and fruits of Chenopodium capitatum in early summer.

  • Botanists observed Chenopodium capitatum thriving in disturbed soils across North America.

  • The vibrant red berries of Chenopodium capitatum make it an attractive addition to wild gardens.

Synonyms

strawberry blite
vsChenopodium capitatum
  • UK
9.9

A European annual plant with small red berries and edible leaves

is the same plant but referred to by a different common name
strawberry pigweed
vsChenopodium capitatum
  • UK
9.9

A European annual plant with greenish flower clusters and small red, berry-like fruits

is the same plant yet known under another regional name
Indian paint
vsChenopodium capitatum
  • US
9.9

A European plant that lives for one year with small green flowers and bright red berries

is the same botanical species but called by a different common term

Surface Forms

Chenopodium capitatum singular
Chenopodium capitatums plural

Morphology

Chenopodium + capitatum

This is a Latin binomial scientific name rather than a compositional English phrase; the second element is not an ordinary English word (listed as not found) and the genus name is taxonomic. A B1 learner who knows English words would not be able to derive the botanical meaning from these constituents, so the expression is effectively idiomatic/opaque for general learners.

Etymology

Chenopodium capitatum gets its species name, capitatum, from a Latin word for 'head' because its small flowers and red fruits form a tight, round head that looks like a tiny strawberry. The first part, Chenopodium, links it to the 'goosefoot' plant group, and that round red 'head' is why people call it 'strawberry blite' today.