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