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
Gracefully placing a chaplet of white roses and amaranths on their heads, the Empress gave them her blessing.
Sketches of Aboriginal Life | V. V. VideThe flower-garden was azure and golden with violets, tulips, crocuses and amaranths.
There was a vase of amaranths on the mantel, and lithographs on the walls.
The Boys of '61 | Charles Carleton Coffin.Lovers ken the banks where amaranths blow, and poets build their altars in the fields.
Of Walks and Walking Tours | Arnold HaultainTo these others, it was given to pluck the asphodels and amaranths growing by eternal waters.
Letters of Peregrine Pickle | George P. Upton
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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