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Amaranthaceae

noun

cosmopolitan family of herbs and shrubs

• Syn: ↑family Amaranthaceae, ↑amaranth family

• Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Caryophyllales, ↑order Caryophyllales, ↑Chenopodiales, ↑order-Chenopodiales

• Member Meronyms:

↑Amaranthus, ↑genus Amaranthus, ↑Alternanthera, ↑genus Alternanthera, ↑Celosia, ↑genus Celosia, ↑Froelichia, ↑genus Froelichia, ↑Gomphrena, ↑genus Gomphrena, ↑Iresine, ↑genus Iresine, ↑Telanthera, ↑genus Telanthera

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\\ˌaməˌranˈthāsēˌē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Amaranthus, type genus + -aceae

: a cosmopolitan family of herbs and low shrubs (order Caryophyllales) having bracteate flowers in dense clusters for which many members are cultivated

Useful english dictionary. 2012.