Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Any of various annuals of the genus Amaranthus having dense green or reddish clusters of tiny flowers and including several weeds, ornamentals, and food plants. Also called pigweed.
- n. An imaginary flower that never fades.
- n. A deep reddish purple to dark or grayish, purplish red.
- n. A dark red to purple azo dye.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. An imaginary flower supposed never to fade: used chiefly in poetry.
- n. A plant of the genus Amarantus (which see). The globe-amaranth, Gomphrena globosa, of the same natural order.
- n. A name given to mixtures of coloring matters of which the chief constituent is magenta (which see).
- n. Same as purple heart.
- n. An acid dyestuff, of the monoazo type, which dyes wool and silk a pure bluish red that is moderately fast to light and milling. It is known by various other names, as azo acid-rubine, Bordeaux S, and fast red.
Wiktionary
- n. Any of various herbs, of the genus Amaranthus.
- n. Their flowers' characteristic purplish red color; a red to purple azo dye used as a food colouring and in cosmetics.
- n. The seed of these plants, used as a cereal.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. Poetic An imaginary flower supposed never to fade.
- n. (Bot.) A genus of ornamental annual plants (Amaranthus) of many species, with green, purplish, or crimson flowers.
- n. A color inclining to purple.
WordNet 3.0
- n. seed of amaranth plants used as a native cereal in Central and South America
- n. any of various plants of the genus Amaranthus having dense plumes of green or red flowers; often cultivated for food
Etymologies
- From Latin amarantus (influenced by plant names derived from Greek ἄνθος (anthos)), from Ancient Greek ἀμάραντος (amarantos, "unfading") (Wiktionary)
- New Latin Amaranthus, genus name, alteration of Latin amarantus, from Greek amarantos, unfading : a-, not; see a-1 + marainein, to wither; see mer- in Indo-European roots. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Current interest in amaranth, while well-deserved, gives no indication of the cultural conflict it once caused during the sometimes painful birth of a new nation.”
“Now widely sold in health food stores and supermarkets north of the border, amaranth is also available on the Internet (see Sources, below.)”
“Thankfully, nutritious amaranth is now cultivated for its seeds, used in candy and cereal.”
Amaranth Greens with Poblano Chile Strips: Quintoniles con Rajas
“Alegrías, whose name is derived from the Spanish word for "happy", are made from the highly nutritious, ancient grain amaranth.”
“The spinachlike green called amaranth is delicious in salads and looks beautiful in the garden with its wide, maroon-tinged leaves.”
“I have already blogged three recipes using chauli aka amaranth greens,”
Indian food, Andhra recipes and Global cuisine inspired cooking
“In partnership with Urban Harvest, the farmers are not only growing food to eat and sell but, perhaps surprisingly, also becoming suppliers of seed of traditional leafy African vegetables such as amaranth, spider plant and African nightshade for the commercial vegetable rural farmers who supply the Nairobi city with these high-demand commodities.”
The Huffington Post: Kenyan Farmers Persevere Despite Cultivation Challenges
“Also, too many families are still serving white rice instead of the more nutritious brown basmati rice, or serving rice with various stuffed vegetables instead of serving other whole grains such as amaranth, quinoa, tiff, millet, whole oat groats, buckwheat (not a type of wheat), or barley, if they are not sensitive to grains or have celiac disease.”
Current Generation Expected to Be First to Have Shorter Lifespan Than Parents
“In other words, farmers don't have access to a reliable source of seed for indigenous vegetables, such as amaranth, spider plant, cowpea, okra, moringa, and other crops.”
Danielle Nierenberg: Breeding Vegetables with Farmers in Mind
“If you've answered "amaranth" to all of the above, congratulations.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘amaranth’.
-
A-R-A Words
It's an odd-looking pattern in English. Please add words if it makes you happy. :) K-POW! Wow @gulyasrobi!
scarab, Arawak, Sahara, Arab, pharaoh, caravan, carat, parachute, arachnid, Saran Wrap, Sarah, tarantella and 492 more...
-
Reds
crimson, blood, scarlet, rott, rojo, brick, fire engine, vermilion, carmine, burgundy, amaranth, alizarin and 115 more...
-
Rare Words - A
Not just rare words, but thousands of RARE WORDS WITH DEFINITIONS.
If you want to see the definitions, too, go to
http://phrontistery.i...aba, abacinate, abactor, abaculus, abaft, abampere, abapical, abarticular, abasement, abasia, abask, abatis and 1214 more...
-
Interesting words
A list of words that are odd or words that I have looked up.
concupiscence, brize, scree, scoria, forestaff, spanaemia, valetudinarianism, distasture, pyrethrum, laudanum, gentian, bicameral and 11250 more...
-
my fab list
blowsabella, aperçu, froideur, salubrious, abject, gallipot, mumchance, wainscot, virago, macerate, lascivious, clandestine and 181 more...
-
Uncommon Colours
azure, myrtle, periwinkle, viridian, jade, emerald, lime, chartreuse, asparagus, celadon, harlequin, olive and 147 more...
-
food collection
bread, peel, pot, chorizo, Filet, olive, fill, Phyllo, dough, bake, mat, pinot and 988 more...
-
Flora
Flowers and plants have some of the most beautiful names.
These are often the common names, as opposed to the scientific or botanical names.daffodil, gardenia, tulip, snapdragon, violet, orchid, bleeding heart, daisy, lily, lilac, narcissus, rose and 278 more...
-
phrontistery - a
from phrontistery.info
aba, abacinate, abactor, abaculus, abaft, abampere, abapical, abarticular, abasement, abasia, abask, abatis and 1214 more...
-
Colors/Patterns/Prints/Textures
fritillary, chartreuse, tortoise-shell, brindle, burnt orange, cerulean, amaranth, sandy, amber, mold, fungus, kiwi and 65 more...
-
Pink
hot pink, fuchsia, magenta, lavender, cherry blossom, amaranth, cerise, coral, salmon, shocking, pig
-
Color Words for Shoes
Vendors can get oddly creative.
amaranth, brindle, iguana, slate black, madder brown, bison, pinecone, seal brown, forest night, burnt orange, monument, beet red and 399 more...
-
All The Words
I enjoy collecting words, for I have no fear of them ever running out.
anacoluthon, defenestration, hypnopomp, hypnagogue, idioglossia, panopticon, tatterdemalion, abalone, caltrop, miasma, paroxysm, smalt and 491 more...
-
Words For Novel (Part 3)
fibers, gypsy, polymer, schism, syphilitic garden..., holocaust, scrutinant, contemplate, aftermath, consequence, deadlock, impasse and 170 more...
-
Vampire Words
Words that make me think of Vampire: The Requiem
torpor, torpid, amaranth, vitae, embrace, ventrue, toreador, masquerade, dominate, nightmare, majesty, dread and 103 more...
-
monica's list
just words i think are pretty.
luminous, iridescent, crestfallen, wanderlust, autumn, autumnal, spark, candescence, exaltations, merry, empathy, tainted and 96 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for amaranth.
hernesheir Railway telegraphers' shorthand for "Agreement cannot be cancelled". --US Railway Association, Standard Cipher Code, 1906. Jan 19, 2013
uselessness Caress the one, the Never-Fading
Rain in your heart - the tears of snow-white sorrow
Caress the one, the hiding amaranth
In a land of the daybreak
-Nightwish Nov 25, 2007