amarant(h)oidadj.n.
A. adj.
Resembling amarant(h).
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1879 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Amaranthoid.
B. n.
An ally of amarant(h).
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1736 Compl. Family-piece ii. iii. 283 Make hot Beds for your tender annual Flowers..such as Amaranthus's, Amaranthoides.
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