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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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 to confusion with Gr ? flower.] 1. An imaginary flower supposed never to fade. [Poetic] 2. (Bot.) A genus of ornamental annual plants ({Amaranthus}) of many species, with green, purplish, or crimson flowers. 2. A color inclining to purple. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: amaranth n 1: seed of amaranth plants used as a native cereal in Central and South America 2: any of various plants of the genus Amaranthus having dense plumes of green or red flowers; often cultivated for food
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