Good-King-Henry

noun

Good-King-Hen·​ry

¦gu̇dˌkiŋˈhenrē

: a European plant (Chenopodium bonus-henricus) naturalized in North America and formerly cultivated and often collected from the wild as a potherb

Word History

Etymology

alteration (influenced by the name of Henry VII †1509 king of England) of Good-Henry

First Known Use

1640, in the meaning defined above

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