Definition of Amaranthus

1. Noun. Large widely distributed genus of chiefly coarse annual herbs.


Definition of Amaranthus

1. n. Same as Amaranth.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Amaranthus

Amami rabbit
Amami rabbits
Amanab
Amanda
Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin
Amanita caesarea
Amanita mappa
Amanita muscaria
Amanita rubescens
Amanita verna
Amapá
Amara
Amarag
Amarakaeri
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthus (current term)
Amaranthus albus
Amaranthus caudatus
Amaranthus cruentus
Amaranthus graecizans
Amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys
Amaranthus hybridus hypochondriacus
Amaranthus hypochondriacus
Amaranthus spinosus
Amarasi
Amarillo
Amaryllidaceae
Amaryllis belladonna
Amata
Amaterasu

Literary usage of Amaranthus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Magazine of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful Discoveries and by C M Hovey (1862)
"NEW Amaranthus, (Amaranthus melancholicus ruber.)— A hew variety of the common amaranthus has been introduced from Japan by Messrs. ..."

2. The Flower Garden, Or, Breck's Book of Flowers: In which are Described All by Joseph Breck (1858)
"Amaranthus tricolor.—This is a tender annual,—an old favorite of the flower-garden, — the chief beauty of which consists in its variegated leaves. ..."

3. The Horticulturist, and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste by Luther Tucker (1874)
"... stone crops, or fig Marigolds ; another vase may be planted entirely with scarlet geraniums ; a third with the Amaranthus salicifolius in the center, ..."

4. Handy Book of the Flower-garden, Being Practical Directions for the by David Thomson (1876)
"Amaranthus—ASTERS. rich ; and when it has arrived at its full size, a few of the leaves ... Amaranthus MELANCHOLICUS RUBER — Dark Carmine Foliage, if oof. ..."

5. Managing Forest Ecosystems to Conserve Fungus Diversity and Sustain Wild edited by David Pilz, Randy Molina (1998)
"'Daniel Luoma and Joyce Eberhart are with the Department of Forest Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331 ; and Michael Amaranthus is with ..."

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