noun
Origin: < ModL < L amarantus < Gr amarantos, unfading < a-, not + marainein, to die away: for IE base see mortal
adjective
See amaranth in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: New Latin Amaranthus, genus name
Origin: , alteration of Latin amarantus
Origin: , from Greek amarantos, unfading
Origin: : a-, not; see a-1
Origin: + marainein, to wither; see mer- in Indo-European roots
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