amaranthaceous

[ am-uh-ran-they-shuhs ]

adjective

1. belonging to the plant family Amaranthaceae.

amaranthaceous

/ ˌæmərænˈθeɪʃəs /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Amaranthaceae (or Amarantaceae ), a family of tropical and temperate herbaceous or shrubby flowering plants that includes the amaranths and cockscomb

Word History and Origins

Origin of amaranthaceous¹

1830–40; < New Latin Amaranthace ( ae ) ( Amaranth ( us ) amaranth + -aceae -aceae ) + -ous