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Noun: amaranth family  'a-mu,ranth'fa-mu-lee
  1. Cosmopolitan family of herbs and shrubs
    - Amaranthaceae, family Amaranthaceae

Type of: caryophylloid dicot family

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

Encyclopedia: Amaranth family