AMARANTH


Meaning of AMARANTH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈa-mə-ˌran(t)th ]

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

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