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amaranth 音标拼音: ['æmɚ ,ænθ] n. 不凋花,苋属植物,紫红色 不凋花,苋属植物,紫红色 amaranth n 1: seed of amaranth plants used as a native cereal in Central and South America 2: any of various plants of the genus Amaranthus having dense plumes of green or red flowers; often cultivated for foodAmaranth \ Am" a* ranth\, n. [ L. amarantus, Gr. ?, unfading, amaranth; ' a priv. ? to quench, cause to wither, fr. a root meaning to die, akin to E. 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. ? flower.] 1. An imaginary flower supposed never to fade. [ Poetic] [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Bot.) A genus of ornamental annual plants ({ Amaranthus}) of many species, with green, purplish, or crimson flowers. [ 1913 Webster] 3. A color inclining to purple. [ 1913 Webster]
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