Amaranth Definition
ămə-rănth
noun
Any of various annual plants of the genus Amaranthus having dense green or reddish clusters of tiny flowers and including weeds, ornamentals, and species cultivated for their edible leaves and seeds.
American Heritage
Any of a genus (Amaranthus) of plants of the amaranth family: some species, as the love-lies-bleeding, have colorful leaves and showy, tassel-like flower heads, and other species, as pigweed or tumbleweed, are weeds.
Webster's New World
The small edible seeds of several of these species.
American Heritage
An imaginary flower that never fades or dies.
Webster's New World
An imaginary flower that never fades.
American Heritage
adjective
Designating a family (Amaranthaceae) of dicotyledonous plants (order Caryophyllales), including the cockscombs.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Amaranth
Noun
Singular:
amaranth
Plural:
amaranthsOrigin of Amaranth
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New Latin Amaranthus genus name alteration of Latin amarantus from Greek amarantos unfading a- not a–1 marainein to wither mer- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin amarantus (influenced by plant names derived from Greek ἄνθος (anthos)), from Ancient Greek ἀμάραντος (amarantos, “unfading”)
From Wiktionary
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