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Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἄχῠρον (ákhuron, “chaff”) + ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”).
Proper noun
Achyranthes f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Amaranthaceae – chaff flowers.
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- (genus): Achyranthes aspera (prickly chaff flower) - type species; Achyranthes arborescens (chaff tree, soft-wood), Achyranthes bidentata (ox knee), Achyranthes fauriei, Achyranthes margaretarum, Achyranthes mutica (blunt chaff flower), Achyranthes splendens (Maui chaff flower, round chaff flower, round-leaf chaff flower, round-leaved chaff flower), Achyranthes talbotii - selected other species
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