Difference between revisions of "Goosefoot seed"
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== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
| − | Chenopodium (goosefoot); | + | Chenopodium (goosefoot); Gåsefod (Dan.); Ganzenvoet (Ned.); |
== Additional Images == | == Additional Images == | ||
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== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
| − | * | + | * Hermann Kuhn, ''Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities'', Butterworths, London, 1986 |
| − | * ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com Comment: "goosefoot." | + | * ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com Comment: "goosefoot." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2004. Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service. 31 Oct. 2004 . |
| − | * | + | * Website address 1 Comment: USDA-NRCS PLANTS database at plants.usda.gov |
* Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goosefoot (Accessed Jan. 25, 2006) | * Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goosefoot (Accessed Jan. 25, 2006) | ||
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Goosefoot Chenopodium ambrodioides
Description
The flat hard seeds from the weedy goosefoot (Chenopodium) plant. The seeds are used to produce the artificially granular surface of shagreen leather. They are thickly scattered on the ground, then untanned pelts are placed on top and trampled. The husks of the seeds make indentations in the skin while the seed oils tan the skins.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Chenopodium (goosefoot); Gåsefod (Dan.); Ganzenvoet (Ned.);
Additional Images
Quinoa Chenopodium quinoa
- Chenopodiumalbumvt.jpg
Fat hen Chenopodium album
Authority
- Hermann Kuhn, Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities, Butterworths, London, 1986
- Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "goosefoot." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2004. Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service. 31 Oct. 2004 .
- Website address 1 Comment: USDA-NRCS PLANTS database at plants.usda.gov
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goosefoot (Accessed Jan. 25, 2006)