Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of plants, natural order Chenopodiaceæ, now included in Chenopodium.
- noun See
blite .
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Examples
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BoivinAmaranthus blitum L. * Amaranthus dubius Mart. ex Thell.
Chapter 7 1999
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Leaf-protein levels (dry-weight basis) have been reported as 27 percent for Amaranthus blitum, 28 percent for Amaranthus hybridus, 30 percent for Amaranthus caudatus, and 33 percent for Amaranthus tricolor.
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This widely distributed species (also known as A. blitum) is well adapted to temperate climates and has a number of weedy forms that come with either red or green leaves.
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In Greece, boiled Amaranthus blitum leaves have been a favorite salad (called vleeta) since the days of Homer.
1 Introduction 1984
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So they sought in a sunny place along the shore, and found the fruit of the squawberry or blitum.
Woodland Tales Ernest Thompson Seton 1903
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A. blitum) is generally larger, erect with larger fruit and leaves.
Chapter 7 1999
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