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lamb's quarter
noun[ U ]
USuk /ˈlæmz ˌkwɔː.tər/ us /ˈlæmz ˌkwɔːr.t̬ɚ/(alsolamb's quarters); (UKfat hen)
a tall, wild plant with small green flowers, that can be eaten as a vegetable:
The young leaves of lamb’s quarter can be added to salads.
Lamb's quarters has three times as much calcium as kale or spinach and tastes just as good.
Lamb’s quarters is a vigorous summer plant that can reach 2 metres tall in good conditions.
Lightly steam the spinach and lamb's quarter to wilt it - just for a minute or two.
I mixed a few handfuls of tender little lamb’s quarter leaves into the salad.
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