[ 'aməranθ ]
■ noun
1》 a plant of a chiefly tropical family (Amaranthaceae) that includes love-lies-bleeding.
2》 a purple colour.
Derivatives
~ine ˌamə'ranθʌɪn adjective
Origin
C16: from Fr. amarante or mod. L. ~us , alt. (on the pattern of plant names ending in -anthus ) of L. amarantus , from Gk amarantos 'not fading'.