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Definition of Amaranthus
1. Noun. Large widely distributed genus of chiefly coarse annual herbs.
Generic synonyms: Caryophylloid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Amaranth Family, Amaranthaceae, Family Amaranthaceae
Member holonyms: Amaranth, Amaranthus Spinosus, Thorny Amaranth
Definition of Amaranthus
1. n. Same as Amaranth.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Amaranthus
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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