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am⋅a⋅ranth

  [am-uh-ranth]
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–noun
1. an imaginary, undying flower.
2. any plant of the genus Amaranthus, some species of which are cultivated as food and some for their showy flower clusters or foliage. Compare amaranth family.
3. Chemistry. a purplish-red, water-soluble powder, C20H11N2O10Na3, an azo dye used chiefly to color pharmaceuticals, food, and garments.
4. purpleheart.
Origin:
1545–55; < L amarantus, alter. of Gk amáranton unfading flower, n. use of neut. sing. of amárantos, equiv. to a- a- 6 + maran- (s. of maraínein to fade) + -tos verbal adj. suffix; -th- < Gk ánthos flower
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am·a·ranth   (ām'ə-rānth')   
n.  

  1. Any of various annuals of the genus Amaranthus having dense green or reddish clusters of tiny flowers and including several weeds, ornamentals, and food plants. Also called pigweed.

  2. An imaginary flower that never fades.

  3. A deep reddish purple to dark or grayish, purplish red.

  4. A dark red to purple azo dye.


[New Latin Amaranthus, genus name, alteration of Latin amarantus, from Greek amarantos, unfading : a-, not; see a-1 + marainein, to wither; see mer- in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

amaranth 
1616, from Fr. amarante, from L. amarantus, from Gk. amarantos, lit. "everlasting," from a- "not" + stem of marainein "die away." In classical use, a poet's word for an imaginary flower that never fades. It was applied to a genus of ornamental plants 1551. Ending infl. by plant names with Gk. -anthos "flower."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: am·a·ranth
Pronunciation: 'am-&-"ran(t)th
Function: noun
1 : any plant of the genus Amaranthus
2 : a red acid azo dye C20H11N2Na3O10S3 that is used chiefly in coloring foods, beverages, and pharmaceutical preparations and indyeing wool and silk
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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