Definition of fat hen in English:

fat hen

nounfatˈhɛn

mass noun

A herbaceous plant with mealy edible leaves, often considered to be a weed.
藜，灰菜。北美称LAMB'S QUARTER 或PIGWEED
Chenopodium alba, family Chenopodiaceae
Example sentencesExamples
- Crops are weedier than in recent years with fat hen, redshank and knotgrass making a number of crops look increasingly untidy.
- I promise to pull my socks up this week, not least because without urgent attention, fat hen threatens to strangle all my seedlings.
- They also collected seagull eggs, fresh water lobster, whitebait, pipi, mussels, fat hen and watercress.
- But the beauty of most edible plants - nettles, dandelions, alexanders, fat hen, sorrel - is that they are so prolific they are considered a nuisance.
- Plants we now consider to be weeds, such as nettles, dock, fat hen and meadowsweet, regularly appeared on the Iron Age menu.

Origin

Late 18th century: said to be so named because the seeds were eaten by poultry.

Definition of fat hen in US English:

fat hen

noun

another name for lamb's-quarters
Example sentencesExamples
- But the beauty of most edible plants - nettles, dandelions, alexanders, fat hen, sorrel - is that they are so prolific they are considered a nuisance.
- Plants we now consider to be weeds, such as nettles, dock, fat hen and meadowsweet, regularly appeared on the Iron Age menu.
- They also collected seagull eggs, fresh water lobster, whitebait, pipi, mussels, fat hen and watercress.
- I promise to pull my socks up this week, not least because without urgent attention, fat hen threatens to strangle all my seedlings.
- Crops are weedier than in recent years with fat hen, redshank and knotgrass making a number of crops look increasingly untidy.

Origin

Late 18th century: said to be so named because the seeds were eaten by poultry.

词汇	fat hen
释义	Definition of fat hen in English: fat hen nounfatˈhɛn mass noun A herbaceous plant with mealy edible leaves, often considered to be a weed. 藜，灰菜。北美称LAMB'S QUARTER 或PIGWEED Chenopodium alba, family Chenopodiaceae Example sentencesExamples Crops are weedier than in recent years with fat hen, redshank and knotgrass making a number of crops look increasingly untidy. I promise to pull my socks up this week, not least because without urgent attention, fat hen threatens to strangle all my seedlings. They also collected seagull eggs, fresh water lobster, whitebait, pipi, mussels, fat hen and watercress. But the beauty of most edible plants - nettles, dandelions, alexanders, fat hen, sorrel - is that they are so prolific they are considered a nuisance. Plants we now consider to be weeds, such as nettles, dock, fat hen and meadowsweet, regularly appeared on the Iron Age menu. Origin Late 18th century: said to be so named because the seeds were eaten by poultry. Definition of fat hen in US English: fat hen noun another name for lamb's-quarters Example sentencesExamples But the beauty of most edible plants - nettles, dandelions, alexanders, fat hen, sorrel - is that they are so prolific they are considered a nuisance. Plants we now consider to be weeds, such as nettles, dock, fat hen and meadowsweet, regularly appeared on the Iron Age menu. They also collected seagull eggs, fresh water lobster, whitebait, pipi, mussels, fat hen and watercress. I promise to pull my socks up this week, not least because without urgent attention, fat hen threatens to strangle all my seedlings. Crops are weedier than in recent years with fat hen, redshank and knotgrass making a number of crops look increasingly untidy. Origin Late 18th century: said to be so named because the seeds were eaten by poultry.
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