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amaranthaceous

[am-uh-ran-they-shuhs]

adjective

  1. belonging to the plant family Amaranthaceae.

amaranthaceous

/ ˌæəæˈθɪʃə /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Amaranthaceae (or Amarantaceae ), a family of tropical and temperate herbaceous or shrubby flowering plants that includes the amaranths and cockscomb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of amaranthaceous1

1830–40; < New Latin Amaranthace ( ae ) ( Amaranth ( us ) amaranth + -aceae -aceae ) + -ous

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