Of or relating to something that resembles amaranth in form or characteristics.
From amaroid (amaranth + -oid) with the suffix -al (meaning 'pertaining to'), creating a doubly modified adjective that emphasizes the resemblance relationship.
English loves stacking suffixes like building blocks—amaranth becomes amaroid becomes amaroidal, each layer adding more abstraction and technical precision, which is why scientists sometimes sound like they're speaking in code!
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