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Definitions

  1. 1. amaranth (genus Amaranthus)
  2. 2. Joseph's coat (Amaranthus tricolor)
  3. 3. Chinese spinach (Amaranth mangostanus)

Words Containing 苋

刺苋
cì xiàn

prickly amaranth (Amaranthus spinosus)

白苋
bái xiàn

white amaranth (Amaranthus albus)

白苋紫茄
bái xiàn zǐ qié

white amaranth, purple eggplant (idiom); common foodstuff, unpretentious lifestyle

苋科
xiàn kē

Amaranthaceae, family of herbaceous plants containing Chinese spinach (Amaranthus inamoenus) 莧菜|苋菜[xiàn cài]

苋菜
xiàn cài

amaranth greens (genus Amaranthus)

马齿苋
mǎ chǐ xiàn

Portulaca oleracea (common purslane)

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