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amaranth (genus Amaranthus); Joseph's coat (Amaranthus tricolor); Chinese spinach (Amaranth mangostanus)

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白苋 白莧 bai2 xian4
white amaranth (Amaranthus albus); sprouts and tender leaves of Chinese spinach (Amaranthus spp.) used as food

白苋紫茄 白莧紫茄 bai2 xian4 zi3 qie2
white amaranth, purple eggplant (idiom); common foodstuff, unpretentious lifestyle

刺苋 刺莧 ci4 xian4
prickly amaranth (Amaranthus spinosus)

马齿苋 馬齒莧 ma3 chi3 xian4
Portulaca oleracea (common purslane)

苋菜 莧菜 xian4 cai4
amaranth greens (genus Amaranthus); Chinese spinach (Amaranth mangostanus)

苋科 莧科 xian4 ke1
Amaranthaceae, family of herbaceous plants containing Chinese spinach (Amaranthus inamoenus) 莧菜