AMARANTHUS SPINOSUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Amaranthus spinosus mean? 

• AMARANTHUS SPINOSUS (noun)
  The noun AMARANTHUS SPINOSUS has 1 sense:

1. erect annual of tropical central Asia and Africa having a pair of divergent spines at most leaf nodes

  Familiarity information: AMARANTHUS SPINOSUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AMARANTHUS SPINOSUS (noun)

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Meaning:

Erect annual of tropical central Asia and Africa having a pair of divergent spines at most leaf nodes

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Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Amaranthus spinosus; thorny amaranth

Hypernyms ("Amaranthus spinosus" 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 ("Amaranthus spinosus" is a member of...):

Amaranthus; genus Amaranthus (large widely distributed genus of chiefly coarse annual herbs)