HyperDic: amaranth

English > 2 senses of the word amaranth:
NOUNplantamaranthseed of amaranth plants used as a native cereal in Central and South America
plantamaranthany of various plants of the genus Amaranthus having dense plumes of green or red flowers
amaranth > pronunciation
Soundsae'merae.nth
Rhymescoelacanth ... rhodanthe: 3 rhymes with aenth...
English > amaranth: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
Meaningseed of amaranth plants used as a native cereal in Central and South America.
Broadergrain, caryopsisdry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses
Spanishamaranto
Catalanamarant
English > amaranth: 2 senses > noun 2, plant
MeaningAny of various plants of the genus Amaranthus having dense plumes of green or red flowers; often cultivated for food.
Member ofAmaranthus, genus Amaranthuslarge widely distributed genus of chiefly coarse annual herbs
Narrowerlove-lies-bleeding, velvet flower, tassel flower, Amaranthus caudatusyoung leaves widely used as leaf vegetables
pigweed, Amaranthus hypochondriacusleaves sometimes used as potherbs
prince's-feather, gentleman's-cane, prince's-plume, red amaranth, purple amaranth, Amaranthus cruentus, Amaranthus hybridus hypochondriacus, Amaranthus hybridus erythrostachystall showy tropical American annual having hairy stems and long spikes of usually red flowers above leaves deeply flushed with purple
tumbleweed, Amaranthus albus, Amaranthus graecizansbushy plant of western United States
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem
Spanishamaranthus, amaranto
Catalanamarant
Adjectivesamaranthineof or related to the amaranth plant

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