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Amaranth
amaranth
n. 1 any plant of the genus Amaranthus, usu. having small green, red, or purple tinted flowers, e.g. prince's feather and pigweed. 2 an imaginary flower that never fades. 3 a purple colour. Derivatives amaranthine adj. Etymology: F amarante or mod.L amaranthus f. L f. Gk amarantos everlasting f. a- not + maraino wither, alt. after polyanthus etc.
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noun Etymology: Latin amarantus, a flower, from Greek amaranton, from neuter of amarantos unfading, from a+ marainein to waste away Date: 1548 any of a large genus (Amaranthus of the family Amaranthaceae, the ~ family) of coarse annual herbs including forms cultivated as food crops and various pigweeds, a flower that never fades, a red azo dye ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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