allgood

1 9.9

A leafy wild plant with edible leaves used like spinach

noun

Archaic

: grosella de campo

The leaves of allgood can be cooked and eaten like spinach.

Examples

Many wild-food enthusiasts collect allgood in spring for its tender shoots.
The recipe calls for fresh allgood leaves.
In some gardens, allgood is grown for its nutritious, edible leaves.
I added some allgood to my salad.
In some gardens, allgood is grown for its nutritious, edible leaves.
Many wild-food enthusiasts collect allgood in spring for its tender shoots.
The leaves of allgood can be cooked and eaten like spinach.

Synonyms

Chenopodium bonus-henricus

vsallgood

Specialized

9.9

A leafy green plant like spinach that grows for several years and is eaten as a vegetable

is the common or garden name used instead of the Latin form

Good-King-Henry

vsallgood

9.9

A leafy plant with edible young leaves used like spinach

is the scientific binomial used in formal botanical naming

Surface Forms

allgood singular

allgoods plural

Etymology

Allgood likely comes from the simple parts all and good, meaning 'completely good'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of a safe, useful green you can cook, so allgood is a leafy plant people eat like spinach.