genus amaranthus

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   large widely distributed genus of chiefly coarse annual herbs

   SynonymsAmaranthus

   Broadercaryophylloid dicot genus

   Part ofAmaranthaceae

Questions about genus amaranthus

What does genus amaranthus mean?

genus amaranthus means "large widely distributed genus of chiefly coarse annual herbs".

What is another word for genus amaranthus?

Close synonyms include Amaranthus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus amaranthus a common word?

genus amaranthus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.