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amaranthaceous

amaranthaceous adjective: belonging to the family Amaranthaceae of amaranths and goosefoots.

Adjective

amaranthaceous (not comparable)

  1. Belonging to the family Amaranthaceae of amaranths and goosefoots.

Origin of amaranthaceous

From taxonomic name Amaranthaceae + -ous.

Questions about amaranthaceous

What does amaranthaceous mean?
Amaranthaceous means belonging to the family Amaranthaceae of amaranths and goosefoots.
What part of speech is amaranthaceous?
Amaranthaceous is an adjective.

Words near amaranthaceous in the dictionary

  1. Amarakaeri
  2. amarant
  3. amarantaceous
  4. Amarante
  5. amaranth
  6. amaranthaceous
  7. amaranthin
  8. amaranthine
  9. amaranthines
  10. amaranthins
  11. amaranths

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