Kalmar "Chenopodiaceae" tana nufin dangin shuke-shuken furanni da aka fi sani da "iyalin gosfoot." Iyali ne na tsire-tsire dicotyledonous waɗanda ke cikin tsari Caryophyllales. Iyalin Chenopodiaceae sun haɗa da rukunin tsire-tsire iri-iri, waɗanda da yawa daga cikinsu an san su da jure wa mummuna yanayi kamar gishiri, fari, da yanayin zafi. Wasu nau'ikan gama gari a cikin dangin Chenopodiaceae sun haɗa da Chenopodium (goosefoot), Spinacia (alayyahu), Beta (beet), da Suaeda (seablite). Ana rarraba waɗannan tsire-tsire a duk duniya kuma suna da mahimmancin tattalin arziki a matsayin amfanin gona na abinci, abincin dabbobi, da kuma tushen kayan magani da masana'antu. Sunan "Chenopodiaceae" ya samo asali ne daga nau'in Chenopodium, wanda shine fitaccen memba na wannan dangin shuka.