amaranth : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: amaranth	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for amaranth
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
amaranth n seed of amaranth plants used as a native cereal in Central and South America any of various plants of the genus Amaranthus having dense plumes of green or red flowers; often cultivated for food
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.