#amaranth any of various plants of the genus Amaranthus having dense plumes of green or red flowers; often cultivated for food
supertype: #herbaceous_plant__herb a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
member of: #genus_Amaranthus
subtype: #Amaranthus_albus__tumbleweed__Amaranthus_graecizans bushy plant of western United States
subtype: #love-lies-bleeding__velvet_flower__tassel_flower__Amaranthus_caudatus young leaves widely used as leaf vegetables; seeds used as cereal
subtype: #gentleman's-cane__gentleman'scane__prince's-feather__prince's-plume__red_amaranth__redamaranth__purple_amaranth__Amaranthus_cruentus__Amaranthus_hybridus_hypochondriacus__Amaranthus_hybridus_erythrostachys tall showy tropical American annual having hairy stems and long spikes of usually red flowers above leaves deeply flushed with purple; seeds often used as cereal
subtype: #pigweed__Amaranthus_hypochondriacus leaves sometimes used as potherbs; seeds used as cereal; southern United States to Central America; India and China
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