amaranth

(n) seed of amaranth plants used as a native cereal in Central and South America
(n) any of various plants of the genus Amaranthus having dense plumes of green or red flowers; often cultivated for food

Amaranthaceae amaranth family amaranthine Amaranthus Amaranthus albus Amaranthus caudatus Amaranthus cruentus Amaranthus graecizans Amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys Amaranthus hybridus hypochondriacus Amaranthus hypochondriacus Amaranthus spinosus