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amaranthaceous

American  
[am-uh-ran-they-shuhs] / ˌæm ə rænˈθeɪ ʃəs /

adjective

  1. belonging to the plant family Amaranthaceae.

amaranthaceous British  
/ ˌæmərænˈθeɪʃəs /

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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Etymology

Origin of amaranthaceous

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

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