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<hw>A*mar"a*cus</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <?/.]</ety> <def>A fragrant flower.</def>

<i>Tennyson.</i>

<h1>Amarant</h1> <Xpage=45>

<hw>Am"a*rant</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Amaranth, 1.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Milton.</i>

<h1>Amarantaceous</h1> <Xpage=45>

<hw>Am`a*ran*ta"ceous</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of which the amaranth is the type.</def>

<h1>Amaranth</h1> <Xpage=45>

<hw>Am"a*ranth</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>amarantus</ets>, Gr. <?/, unfading, amaranth; <?/ priv. + <?/ to quench, cause to wither, fr. a root meaning to die, akin to E. <ets>mortal</ets>; -- so called because its flowers do not soon wither: cf. F. <ets>amarante</ets>. The spelling with <ets>th</ets> seems to be due to confusion with Gr. <?/ flower.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>An imaginary flower supposed never to fade.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of ornamental annual plants <spn>(Amaranthus)</spn> of many species, with green, purplish, or crimson flowers.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A color inclining to purple.</def>

<h1>Amaranthine</h1> <Xpage=45>

<hw>Am`a*ran"thine</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Of or pertaining to amaranth.</def> "<i>Amaranthine</i> bowers."

<i>Pope.</i>

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<p><b>2.</b> <def>Unfading, as the poetic amaranth; undying.</def>

<blockquote>They only <b>amaranthine</b> flower on earth Is virtue. <i>Cowper.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Of a purplish color.</def>

<i>Buchanan.</i>

<h1>Amaranthus, Amarantus</h1> <Xpage=46>

<hw><hw>Am`a*ran"thus</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <hw>Am`a*ran"tus</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt> <def>Same as <er>Amaranth</er>.</def>

<h1>Amarine</h1> <Xpage=46>

<hw>Am"a*rine</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>amarus</ets> bitter.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A characteristic crystalline substance, obtained from oil of bitter almonds.</def>

<h1>Amaritude</h1> <Xpage=46>

<hw>A*mar"i*tude</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>amaritudo</ets>, fr. <ets>amarus</ets> bitter: cf. OF. <ets>amaritude</ets>.]</ety> <def>Bitterness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Amaryllidaceous, Amaryllideous</h1> <Xpage=46>

<hw><hw>Am`a*ryl`li*da"ceous</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <hw>Am`a*ryl*lid"e*ous</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling, an order of plants differing from the lily family chiefly in having the ovary below the <?/etals. The narcissus and daffodil are members of this family.</def>

<h1>Amaryllis</h1> <Xpage=46>