Home › Words › A › amaranthusamaranthusamaranthus means any of the genus Amaranthus; an amaranth.EtymologyFrom the genus name.nounAny of the genus Amaranthus; an amaranth.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.amarantus 75% match — amaranth (rare, formal) vs amaranthus →amaranthaceous 74% match — Belonging to the family Amaranthaceae of amaranths and goosefoots. vs amaranthus →amarantaceous 72% match — Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family Amaranthaceae of plants, including the amaranth. vs amaranthus →alternanthera 69% match — Any of the herbaceous plants in the genus Alternanthera in the amaranth family. vs amaranthus →amaranthin 68% match — A derivative of betanin. vs amaranthus →amaranth 65% match — An imaginary flower that does not wither. vs amaranthus →amaranthine 64% match — A dark reddish-purple colour. vs amaranthus →waterhemp 62% match — Any of several plants of the genus Amaranthus vs amaranthus →