What is Amaranthus in bengali?
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Amaranthus, commonly known simply as Amaranth, is a genus of annual or short-lived perennial plants cultivated as vegetables and ornamentals. Some of them are also cultivated for their grains and medicinal properties. Cultivated species within the Amaranthus genus include A. blitum subsp. oleraceus, A. caudatus, A. Cruentus, A. dubius, A. hybridus, A. mangostanus, A. retroflexus, A. spinosus, A. sylvestris, A. tricolor, and A. viridis. Vernacular names for these species are often mixed up with generic names for the entire genus. A. lividis and A. oleracea are synonyms of A. blitum subsp. Oleraceus. The word Amaranthus is derived from the Greek ‘amarantos’ (unfading) and ‘anthos’ (flower).
In Bengali, Amaranthus is known by Ban natey, Chuka, Dengo danta, Lal sag, Lal shag, Natey shag, Raknashak, Shada natey, or Shadanatey.
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