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• A species of the Chenopodium genus which is the source of edible seed called Quinoa.

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

• A nutritious, wholesome, and agreeable article of food with the Peruvians. The leaves, before the plant attains maturity, are eaten as spinach: but the seeds are most generally used as food, boiled in milk or broth, and sometimes cooked with cheese and Spanish pepper.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison