noun
Meaning 1
The plant Amaranthus blitum, purple amaranth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
blite
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blīt
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/blaɪt/
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rhymes with -aɪt
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homophone: blight
noun
Meaning 2
Any of various plants in the genus Chenopodium.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
Any of various plants in the genus Atriplex.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology
From Latin blitum.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: laskavec hrubozel — Amaranthus blitum
- Czech: merlík — Chenopodium
- Czech: lebeda — Atriplex