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Noun: Amaranthaceae
  1. Cosmopolitan family of herbs and shrubs
    "Many grain crops belong to the Amaranthaceae";
    - family Amaranthaceae, amaranth family

Type of: caryophylloid dicot family

Part of: Caryophyllales, Chenopodiales, order Caryophyllales, order-Chenopodiales

Encyclopedia: Amaranthaceae