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Chenopodium Ambrosioides
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The English genus name, goose-foot, is a translation of the scientific genus name Chenopodium: Greek chen [χήν] “goose” and pous [πούς] “foot”; it is motivated by the the threelobed leaf shape characteristic of several plants belonging to this group. Mexican origin or association with missionary orders (e.g., the Jesuits) gave rise to several of the popular names in English and German.

The species name ambrosioides “ambrosia-like” probably refers to the strong odour. Ambrosia [Ἀμβροσία] is, according to Greek mythology, a nourishment reserved for the Olympic gods, as is implied by its name: a- [ἀ-] (negation, cognate with English un-) and brotos [βρότος] “mortal” (earlier mrotos [μρότος]). Both conceptually and etymologically, Greek ambrosia [ἀμβροσία] is closely related to Indian amrita [अमृता].

A very closely related variety (var. anthelminticum) is cultivated in the Southern States of the US for its potency against intestinal worms; thus the name wormseed for the plant. To prevent confusion, the variety used in the kitchen (var. ambrosioides) is usually called epazote in English. This name is taken from Náhuatl, the tongue spoken by the Aztecs before the arrival of the Spanish; it is still a minority language in México and in use among the Indios living around México City. The name is due to the potent smell of the herb, which many find disagreeable (epatl “skunk” and tzotl “sweat, dirt”).

A rather different attitude towards epazote's aroma (or a different aroma in a cooler climate, see also southernwood for a similar phenomenon) is made clear by the Scandinavian names: Finnish saitruunasavikka, Swedish citronmålla and Norwegian sitronmelde contain the name of lemon as first element. As second element, we find in the Finnish name the name of the botanical genus (goosefoot) and in both the Swedish and the Norwegian the name of the closely related genus Atriplex (orach), which is not distinguished from Chenopodium in these tongues. The word melde or målla is related to English “mill” and has in many Germanic languages relatives meaning “flour” and “grind”; several species of genus Atriplex show a pale green, somewhat dusty leaf surface, as if covered by a layer of fine flour.
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Player Ma St Ag Av Skills Inj G Cp Td It Cs Mvp SPP Cost  
1
Sassafras albidum
Goblin
6 2 4 7
Dodge, Right Stuff, Stunty
+AG
   9 0 2 0 0 1 11/16 80k
(85)k
  
3
Ptychopetalum olacoides
Blitzer
6 3 3 9
Block
Tackle
   9 0 1 1 0 1 10/16 100k
(105)k
  
4
Symphytum officinale
Blitzer
6 3 3 9
Block
Guard
   9 0 1 0 2 1 12/16 100k
(115)k
  
5
Echinacea angustifolia
Blitzer
6 3 3 9
Block
   0 0 0 0 0 0 0/6 80k
(80)k
  
6
Bob
Blitzer
6 3 3 9
Block
   0 0 0 0 0 0 0/6 80k
(80)k
  
7
Anadenanthera peregrina
Black Orc Blocker
4 4 2 9
Block
   9 0 0 0 2 1 9/16 100k
(100)k
  
8
Colchicum autumnale
Black Orc Blocker
4 4 2 9   9 0 0 0 0 1 5/6 80k
(80)k
  
9
Lavandula angustifolia
Black Orc Blocker
4 4 2 9   7 0 0 0 2 0 4/6 80k
(80)k
  
10
Erythroxylum novogratanense
Black Orc Blocker
4 4 2 9   8 0 0 0 2 0 4/6 80k
(80)k
  
11
Chrysanthemum vulgare
Thrower
5 3 3 8
Pass, Sure Hands
Accurate, Block
   9 8 3 0 0 2 27/31 110k
(130)k
  
12
Hygrophila corymbosa
Thrower
5 4 3 8
Pass, Sure Hands
+ST
   5 7 1 0 0 0 10/16 120k
(143)k
  
13
Gymnocoronis spilanthoides
Troll
4 5 1 9
Always Hungry, Big Guy, Mighty Blow, Really Stupid, Regenerate, Throw Team Mate
Block
   5 0 0 0 3 0 6/16 130k
(105)k
  
14
Epimedium sagittatum
Lineman
5 3 3 9   4 0 0 0 0 1 5/6 50k
(50)k
  
13 players  
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Games Played:9 (4/2/3) |TD Diff:3 (12 - 9) |Cas Diff:3 (9/5/2 - 7/4/2)
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