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amanitine |
amanuensis |
amaracus |
amarant |
amarantaceous |
amaranth
| amaranth family
| amaranthaceae
| amaranthine
| amaranthus
| amaranthus albus
amaranth
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun amaranth has 2 senses
- amaranth(n = noun.plant) - seed of amaranth plants used as a native cereal in Central and South America; is a kind of caryopsis, grain
- amaranth(n = noun.plant) - any of various plants of the genus Amaranthus having dense plumes of green or red flowers; often cultivated for food; is a member of amaranthus, genus amaranthus
has particulars: amaranthus albus, amaranthus graecizans, tumbleweed, amaranthus caudatus, love-lies-bleeding, tassel flower, velvet flower, amaranthus cruentus, amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys, amaranthus hybridus hypochondriacus, gentleman's-cane, prince's-feather, prince's-plume, purple amaranth, red amaranth, amaranthus hypochondriacus, pigweed
is a kind of herb, herbaceous plant
CIDE DICTIONARY
amaranth, n. [L. amarantus, Gr. , unfading, amaranth; 'a priv. + to quench, cause to wither, fr. a root meaning to die, akin to E. mortal; -- so called because its flowers do not soon wither: cf. F. amarante. The spelling with th seems to be due to confusion with Gr. flower.].
- An imaginary flower supposed never to fade. [1913 Webster]
- A genus of ornamental annual plants (
Amaranthus ) of many species, with green, purplish, or crimson flowers. [1913 Webster] - A color inclining to purple. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
amaranth, n.
1 any plant of the genus Amaranthus, usu. having small green, red, or purple tinted flowers, e.g. prince's feather and pigweed.
2 an imaginary flower that never fades.
3 a purple colour.
1 any plant of the genus Amaranthus, usu. having small green, red, or purple tinted flowers, e.g. prince's feather and pigweed.
2 an imaginary flower that never fades.
3 a purple colour.
Derivative
amaranthine adj.
Etymology
F amarante or mod.L amaranthus f. L f. Gk amarantos everlasting f. a- not + maraino wither, alt. after polyanthus etc.
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