fat hen

noun

1

: any of several succulent or fleshy-leaved plants especially of the genus Chenopodium (as lamb's-quarters)

2

: any of certain plants of the genus Atriplex (especially A. lastata and A. patula)

3

: ground ivy

4

: buckwheat sense 1

5

: shepherd's purse

6

: mugwort sense 1

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