English-Thai Dictionary

amaranth

N ต้น บานไม่รู้โรย  ton-ban-mai-ru-roi

 

amaranthine

A เกี่ยวกับ ต้น บานไม่รู้โรย  kiao-kab-ton-ban-mai-ru-roi

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

AMARANTH, AMARANTHUS

n.[Gr. of a neg. and to decay; so called, it is said, because, when cropped, it does not soon wither. ] Flower-gentle; a genus of plants, of many species. Of these the tricolored has long been cultivated in gardens, on account of the beauty of its variegated leaves.

 

AMARANTH

n.A color inclining to purple.

 

AMARANTHINE

a.Belonging to amaranth; consisting of, containing, or resembling amaranth.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

AMARANTH

Am "a *ranth, n. Etym: [L. amarantus, Gr. 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.

 

1. An imaginary flower supposed never to fade. [Poetic ]

 

2. (Bot. )

 

Defn: A genus of ornamental annual plants (Amaranthus ) of many species, with green, purplish, or crimson flowers.

 

2. A color inclining to purple.

 

AMARANTHINE

AMARANTHINE Am `a *ran "thine, a.

 

1. Of or pertaining to amaranth. "Amaranthine bowers." Pope.

 

2. Unfading, as the poetic amaranth; undying. They only amaranthine flower on earth Is virtue. Cowper.

 

3. Of a purplish color. Buchanan.

 

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTUS

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTUS Am `a *ran "thus, Am `a *ran "tus, n.

 

Defn: Same as Amaranth.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

amaranth

am a ranth |ˈaməˌranTH ˈæmərænθ | ▶noun 1 any plant of the genus Amaranthus, typically having small green, red, or purple tinted flowers. Certain varieties are grown for food. [Family Amaranthaceae: several genera, esp. Amaranthus. ] 2 an imaginary flower that never fades. 3 a purple color. DERIVATIVES am a ran thine |ˌaməˈranTHin, -ˌTHīn |adjective ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French amarante or modern Latin amaranthus, alteration (on the pattern of plant names ending in -anthus, from Greek anthos ‘flower ’) of Latin amarantus, from Greek amarantos ‘everlasting, ’ from a- ‘not ’ + marainein ‘wither. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

amaranth

amaranth |ˈaməranθ | ▶noun 1 a plant of a chiefly tropical family that includes love-lies-bleeding. ●Family Amaranthaceae: several genera, especially Amaranthus. 2 a purple colour. DERIVATIVES amaranthine |ˌaməˈranθʌɪn |adjective ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French amarante or modern Latin amaranthus, alteration (on the pattern of plant names ending in -anthus, from Greek anthos ‘flower ’) of Latin amarantus, from Greek amarantos ‘not fading ’.

 

Duden Dictionary

Amaranth

Ama ranth Substantiv, maskulin oder Substantiv, Neutrum , der oder das |Amar a nth |der, auch das Amaranth; Genitiv: des Amaranths dunkelroter Farbstoff