amaranthaceae
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- cosmopolitan family of herbs and shrubsSynonyms: family Amaranthaceaeamaranth familyType of caryophylloid dicot familyMember of Caryophyllales, order CaryophyllalesMembers Amaranthus, Celosia, Froelichia, Gomphrena, Iresine, Alternanthera, Telanthera
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Amaranthaceae noun
1. 1 a cosmopolitan family of herbs and shrubs. Syn. — family Amaranthaceae, amaranth family
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5