amaranth

noun

am·​a·​ranth ˈa-mə-ˌran(t)th 

1

: any of a large genus (Amaranthus of the family Amaranthaceae, the amaranth family) of coarse annual herbs with clusters of small green, dark pink, red, or purplish flowers and including forms cultivated as food crops and various pigweeds

2

: a flower that never fades

3

: a pinkish or rosy red

4

: a red azo dye

Examples of amaranth in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

What other benefits are there to amaranth? Other than protein, amaranth is packed with many other nutrients. —Audrey Noble, Vogue, 20 Nov. 2025

Gumbo, traditionally associated with Cajun and Creole cooking, is Indigenous, too, here using a mix of wild and cultivated ingredients such as fresh bay leaves, popped amaranth, duck breast and wild American shrimp. —The New York Times News Service Syndicate, Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2025

Today, the group has six off-the-grid farms around the city, growing everything from amaranth to zinnias. —Kathleen Toner, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025

Cut Flower Bouquets Cut bouquets of all your frost-sensitive flowers like cosmos, dahlias, sunflowers, amaranth, and zinnias, and fill your vases. —Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2025

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing amaranth

• globe amaranth

Rhymes for amaranth

• tragacanth

Kids Definition

amaranth

noun

am·​a·​ranth ˈam-ə-ˌran(t)th 

: any of various herbs including some considered weeds and others grown for their colorful leaves or spikes of flowers

Medical Definition

amaranth

noun

am·​a·​ranth ˈam-ə-ˌran(t)th 

1

: any plant of the genus Amaranthus (family Amaranthaceae, the amaranth family)

2

: a red acid azo dye C₂₀H₁₁N₂Na₃O₁₀S₃ that is used chiefly in coloring foods, beverages, and pharmaceutical preparations and in dyeing wool and silk