Main Entry: am·a·ranth

Pronunciation: \ˈa-mə-ˌran(t)th\

Function: noun

Etymology: Latin amarantus, a flower, from Greek amaranton, from neuter of amarantos unfading, from a- + marainein to waste away

Date: 1548

1 : any of a large genus (Amaranthus of the family Amaranthaceae, the amaranth family) of coarse annual herbs including forms cultivated as food crops and various pigweeds
2 : a flower that never fades
3 : a red azo dye