Definition of Amaranthus albus

1. Noun. Bushy plant of western United States.

Exact synonyms: Amaranthus Graecizans, Tumbleweed
Generic synonyms: Amaranth

Lexicographical Neighbors of Amaranthus Albus

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

Literary usage of Amaranthus albus

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

1. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States: Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1896)
"Amaranthus albus^,. Sp. PI. Ed. 2, 1404. 1763. Glabrous, pale green, stem erect, bushy- branched, whitish, 6'-2° tall, the branches slender, ascending. ..."

2. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William MacKinley Klein (1993)
"Represented by a single collection from Philadelphia Co. in 1863. »Amaranthus albus L. Tumbleweed Herbaceous annual A weed of disturbed ground. ..."

3. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"Represented by a single collection from Philadelphia Co. in 1863 Amaranthus albus L. Tumbleweed Herbaceous annual A weed of disturbed ground. ..."

4. Weeds of the North Central States edited by Lloyd M. Wax, Richard S. Fawcett, Duane Isely (1999)
"Plants bushy-branched, the main axis not dominating; flowers borne in clusters in leaf axils TUMBLE PIGWEED (Amaranthus albus) p. 62 29. ..."

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