HyperDic: amaranth

English > 2 senses of the word *amaranth*:
NOUN	plant	amaranth	seed of amaranth plants used as a native cereal in Central and South America
NOUN	plant	amaranth	any of various plants of the genus Amaranthus having dense plumes of green or red flowers

amaranth > pronunciation
Sounds	ae'merae.nth
Rhymes	coelacanth ... rhodanthe: 3 rhymes with aenth...

English > *amaranth*: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
Meaning	seed of amaranth plants used as a native cereal in Central and South America.
Broader	grain, caryopsis	dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses
Spanish	amaranto
Catalan	amarant

English > *amaranth*: 2 senses > noun 2, plant
Meaning	Any of various plants of the genus Amaranthus having dense plumes of green or red flowers; often cultivated for food.
Member of	Amaranthus, genus Amaranthus	large widely distributed genus of chiefly coarse annual herbs
Narrower	love-lies-bleeding, velvet flower, tassel flower, Amaranthus caudatus	young leaves widely used as leaf vegetables
	pigweed, Amaranthus hypochondriacus	leaves sometimes used as potherbs
	prince's-feather, gentleman's-cane, prince's-plume, red amaranth, purple amaranth, Amaranthus cruentus, Amaranthus hybridus hypochondriacus, Amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys	tall showy tropical American annual having hairy stems and long spikes of usually red flowers above leaves deeply flushed with purple
	tumbleweed, Amaranthus albus, Amaranthus graecizans	bushy plant of western United States
Broader	herb, herbaceous plant	A plant lacking a permanent woody stem
Spanish	amaranthus, amaranto
Catalan	amarant
Adjectives	amaranthine	of or related to the amaranth plant

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