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quenopodiáceo , a . ( Of Chenopodium , name of a genus of plants). 1. adj. Bot. It is said of the Angiosperms dicotyledonous plants, herbaceous, rarely Woody, leaves scattered, pentamerous flowers with the stamens opposite the sepals and usually colorless perianth, and fruit achene; e.g., spinach, beet, and the Barilla. U t. c. s. f. 2. f. pl. Bot. These plant family. O RTOGR. ESCR. with may. initial.