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nounany of various plants of the genus Amaranthus having dense plumes of green or red flowers; often cultivated for foodtype of:
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nounseed of amaranth plants used as a native cereal in Central and South America
Definition that contains amaranth
- amaranth seed of amaranth plants used as a native cereal in Central and South America
- amaranth any of various plants of the genus Amaranthus having dense plumes of green or red flowers; often cultivated for food
- caryophyllidae a group of families of mostly flowers having basal or central placentation and trinucleate pollen (binucleate pollen is commoner in flowering plants); contains 14 families including: Caryophyllaceae (carnations and pinks); Aizoaceae; Amaranthaceae; Batidaceae; Chenopodiaceae; Cactaceae (order Opuntiales); Nyctaginaceae; Phytolaccaceae; corresponds approximately to order Caryophyllales; sometimes classified as a superorder
- amaranthine of or related to the amaranth plant
- subclass caryophyllidae a group of families of mostly flowers having basal or central placentation and trinucleate pollen (binucleate pollen is commoner in flowering plants); contains 14 families including: Caryophyllaceae (carnations and pinks); Aizoaceae; Amaranthaceae; Batidaceae; Chenopodiaceae; Cactaceae (order Opuntiales); Nyctaginaceae; Phytolaccaceae; corresponds approximately to order Caryophyllales; sometimes classified as a superorder