n.
Pronunciation: ' a-m ə - ˌ ran(t)th
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin amarantus, a flower, from Greek amaranton, from neuter of amarantos unfading, from a- + marainein to waste away
Date: 1548
1 : any of a large genus ( Amaranthus of the family Amaranthaceae, the amaranth family) of coarse annual herbs including forms cultivated as food crops and various pigweeds
2 : a flower that never fades
3 : a red azo dye