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fat hen noun[ U ] UKuk /ˈfæt ˌhen/ us /ˈfæt ˌhen/(USlamb's quarter) a tall, wild plant with small green flowers, that can be eaten as a vegetable: Fat hen is related to spinach and quinoa. Fat hen sometimes grows in abundance at the field edges. Farmland birds such as the skylark depend on the seeds of weeds such as fat hen, especially in winter. Fat hen is rich in minerals, with an extremely high potassium content. If the density of an important weed called fat hen is reduced, skylarks which feed on the plant suffer. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Crop plants & economic plants beet black mustard brassica breadstuff canola crucifer field corn flax flaxseed flint corn multi-line neep oilseed rape opium poppy rabi tall fescue turfgrass vetch wheatgrass white clover |