Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun amaranthus_hypochondriacus

1 sense of amaranthus hypochondriacus

Sense 1
pigweed, Amaranthus hypochondriacus -- (leaves sometimes used as potherbs; seeds used as cereal; southern United States to Central America; India and China)
       => amaranth -- (any of various plants of the genus Amaranthus having dense plumes of green or red flowers; often cultivated for food)