purplish amaranth

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• Amaranth — Am a*ranth, n. [L. amarantus, Gr. ?, unfading, amaranth; a priv. + ? to quench, cause to wither, fr. a root meaning to die, akin to E. mortal; so called because its flowers do not soon wither: cf. F. amarante. The spelling with th seems to be due …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• amaranth — [am′ə ranth΄] n. [< ModL < L amarantus < Gr amarantos, unfading < a , not + marainein, to die away: for IE base see MORTAL] 1. any of a genus (Amaranthus) of plants of the amaranth family: some species, as the love lies bleeding, have …   English World dictionary

• Amaranth — Amarantus redirects here. For the ancient Greek writer, see Amarantus of Alexandria. For other uses, see Amaranth (disambiguation). Amaranthus Amaranthus caudatus Scientific classification …   Wikipedia

• amaranth — /am euh ranth /, n. 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. Cf. amaranth family. 3. Chem. a purplish red, water… …   Universalium

• amaranth — noun a) Any of various herbs, of the genus Amaranthus. b) Their flowers characteristic purplish red color; a red to purple azo dye used as a food colouring and in cosmetics. Syn: pigweed, E123 …   Wiktionary

• amaranth — am•a•ranth [[t]ˈæm əˌrænθ[/t]] n. 1) pln any plant of the genus Amaranthus, some species of which are cultivated as food and some for their showy flower clusters or foliage 2) an imaginary flower that never dies 3) chem. a purplish red, water… …   From formal English to slang

• amaranth — /ˈæmərænθ/ (say amuhranth) noun 1. Poetic a flower that never fades. 2. any plant of the genus Amaranthus, comprising mostly herbs or small shrubs and including species cultivated for their showy flowers, as love lies bleeding, or their coloured… …  

• amaranth pink — noun : a deep purplish pink that is bluer and stronger than average orchid rose …   Useful english dictionary

• amaranth purple — noun : a deep purplish red that is bluer and stronger than American beauty, redder and less strong than magenta (sense 2a), and redder, lighter, and slightly stronger than hollyhock …   Useful english dictionary

• Caryophyllales — ▪ plant order Introduction   pink or carnation order of dicotyledonous flowering plants. The order includes 33 families, which contain more than 11,000 species in 692 genera. Nearly half of the families are very small, with less than a dozen… …   Universalium

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