i always figured that amaranth had to be some kind of precious stone or metal because of 'amaranthine', but no, it's actually a genus of herb. as i also found out from eleka last night, there are certain species of amaranth that are also consumed as grain, and are apparently quite delicious, although no one at the table had any notion of what they actually taste like. nor did anyone have experience with triticale, although 4/5 of us present had heard of it, which i thought was a fair achievement, and made me aware of how glad i am to spend most of my time among folk who are Educated.