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Joseph's-coat

[ joh-zuhfs-koht, -suhfs- ]
/ ˈdʒoʊ zəfsˈkoʊt, -səfs- /

noun

a cultivated form of Amaranthus tricolor, having headlike clusters of small flowers and blotched and colored leaves.

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Origin of Joseph's-coat

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70; named after Joseph (def. 1) and his coat of many colors (Genesis 37:3)

Words nearby Joseph's-coat

Joseph I, Joseph II, Josephine, Joseph of Arimathaea, Joseph of Arimathea, Joseph's-coat, Josephson, Josephson effect, Josephson junction, Joseph, the husband of Mary, Josephus
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