amaranth
/ˈæmərænθ/noun
1- a plant of a chiefly tropical family that includes love-lies-bleeding苋属植物。
1.1
- Family Amaranthaceae: several genera, especially Amaranthus.苋科, 数种, 尤指苋属。
派生词
amaranthine
/ˌæməˈrænθaɪn/ adjective词源
mid 16th cent.: from French amarante or modern Latin amaranthus, alteration （on the pattern of plant names ending in -anthus, from Greek anthos 'flower'） of Latin amarantus, from Greek amarantos 'not fading'.