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Webster 1913 Edition
Amaranth
Am′a-ranth
,Noun.
[L.
amarantus
, Gr. [GREEK], unfading, amaranth; ἀ
priv. + [GREEK] 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. [GREEK] 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. 3.
A color inclining to purple.