Definition of "kochia" []

• A genus of chenopodiaceous plants of the tribe Chenoleæ, characterized by a turbinate perianth, the lobes broadly winged in the fertile flowers. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Mucklow said the workshop also will provide valuable information on integrating the more fire resistant forage plants, such as kochia, into cheatgrass-dominated grasslands in the Western United States."
• "It also controls a broad spectrum of broadleaf weeds, such as kochia, wild mustard and wild buckwheat."
• "However, summer annual weeds that come up in the spring, such as kochia and wild buckwheat may not be controlled with a fall treatment, unless the herbicide has good residual activity."