||Qui*no"a (?), n. The seeds of a kind of goosewort (Chenopodium Quinoa), used in Chili and Peru for making porridge or cakes; also, food thus made.

• A goosefoot Chenopodium quinoa native to the Andes and cultivated for its edible seeds
  
• The high-protein dried fruits and seeds of this plant, used as a food staple and ground into flour