A plant genus, in the family AMARANTHACEAE, best known as a source of high-protein grain crops and of Red Dye No. 2 (AMARANTH DYE). Tumbleweed sometimes refers to Amaranthus but more often refers to SALSOLA.
Synonyms: Redroot Pigweed, Redroot Pigweeds, Pigweed, Redroot, Plant, Amaranth, txid3564, Amaranthus, Plants, Amaranth, Amaranth Plants, Pigweeds, Redroot, Amaranth Plant, txid124763
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2002 ,entry term REDROOT PIGWEED: REDROOT see SANGUINARIA is also available; AMARANTH DYE is also available
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D027721
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