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THORNY AMARANTH
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Erect annual of tropical central Asia and Africa having a pair of divergent spines at most leaf nodes
Synonyms:
Amaranthus spinosus; thorny amaranth
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("thorny amaranth" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("thorny amaranth" is a member of...):
Amaranthus; genus Amaranthus (large widely distributed genus of chiefly coarse annual herbs)
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