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amaranthaceous

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am⋅a⋅ran⋅tha⋅ceous

[am-uh-ran-they-shuhs]
–adjective
belonging to the plant family Amaranthaceae.


Origin:
1830–40; < NL Amaranthace(ae) (Amaranth(us) amaranth + -aceae -aceae ) + -ous
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