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Joseph's-coat

[ joh-zuhfs-koht, -suhfs- ]

noun

  1. a cultivated form of Amaranthus tricolor, having headlike clusters of small flowers and blotched and colored leaves.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Joseph's-coat1

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70; named after Joseph ( def 1 ) and his coat of many colors (Genesis 37:3)

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