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Definition of fat hen

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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