Am'a-ranth, n.

n. [Fr. amaranthe, Lat. amarantus, Gr. ἀμάραντος, unfading, amaranth, from a priv. and μαραίνειν, to wither, decay; so called because its flowers, when cropped, do not soon wither.]

1. (Bot.) A genus of ornamental annual plants (Amarantus) of many species, with green, purplish, or crimson flowers in large spiked clusters. Loudon.
2. (Poet.) An imaginary flower that never fades or perishes. Milton.
3. A color inclining to purple.