[am.a.ranth] n [L amarantus, a flower, fr. Gk amaranton, fr. neut. of amarantos unfading, fr. a- + marainein to waste away] (1548) 1: any of a large genus (Amaranthus of the family Amaranthaceae, the amaranth family) of coarse herbs including forms cultivated as food crops and various pigweeds
2: a flower that never fades
3: a red azo dye