amarant(h)oid,a.andn.|æməˈræntɔɪd, -θɔɪd| [f. as prec. + -oid.] A.adj. Resembling amarant(h). B.n. An ally of amarant(h). 1741Compl.Fam.-Piece ii. iii. 357 Make hot Beds for your tender annual Flowers..such as Amaranthus's, Amaranthoides.1879Syd. Soc.Lex., Amaranthoid.