Word Meanings - AMARANTH - Book Publishers vocabulary database

A genus of ornamental annual plants of many species, with green, purplish, or crimson flowers. 2. A color inclining to purple. (more info) its flowers do not soon wither: cf. F. amarante. The spelling with th seems to be due to confusion with

Additional info about word: AMARANTH

A genus of ornamental annual plants of many species, with green, purplish, or crimson flowers. 2. A color inclining to purple. (more info) its flowers do not soon wither: cf. F. amarante. The spelling with th seems to be due to confusion with Gr. 1. An imaginary flower supposed never to fade.

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