amaranth
an imaginary, undying flower.
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.
the grain of certain Amaranthus species, used for food and noted as an important staple grain of the Aztecs.
Chemistry. a purplish-red, water-soluble powder, C20H11N2O10Na3, an azo dye used chiefly to color pharmaceuticals, food, and garments.
Origin of amaranth
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How to use amaranth in a sentence
It’s easily added to or subtracted from, usually starting with vegetables we have to use up before next week’s CSA box, which means dicing up everything from onions to romano beans to amaranth leaves.
Celebrate the House Meal, the Go-To Dish for When There’s No One to Satisfy but Yourself | Jaya Saxena | September 30, 2020 | EaterLook for:Purchase breads containing seeds and a mixture of healthy grains (like millet and amaranth) other than just brown rice.
Soft music filled the air; soft breezes came to them as from fields of amaranth and asphodel.
The Argosy | VariousThe fairest wreaths of amaranth the fairest hands shall twine For the brows of our preux chevaliers, the Bayards of the brine!
War Poetry of the South | VariousHe had a girth of gold and silver round his body, and his tail was plaited with amaranth and blue velvet ribbons.
Pinocchio | C. Collodi
The spirit culls Unfaded amaranth, when wild it strays790 Through the old garden-ground of boyish days.
Endymion | John KeatsEvie went half wild with joy about a certain crystal bath; I about the amaranth Room.
The Debit Account | Oliver Onions
British Dictionary definitions for amaranth
/ (ˈæməˌrænθ) /
poetic an imaginary flower that never fades
any of numerous tropical and temperate plants of the genus Amaranthus, having tassel-like heads of small green, red, or purple flowers: family Amaranthaceae: See also love-lies-bleeding, tumbleweed, pigweed (def. 1)
a synthetic red food colouring (E123), used in packet soups, cake mixes, etc
Origin of amaranth
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