amaranth purple

amaranth purple
noun
: a deep purplish red that is bluer and stronger than American beauty, redder and less strong than magenta (sense 2a), and redder, lighter, and slightly stronger than hollyhock

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  • purple amaranth — uoginis burnotis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Burnotinių šeimos daržovinis augalas (Amaranthus blitum), paplitęs pietų Europoje ir Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Amaranthus blitum angl. livid amaranth; purple amaranth; slender amaranth vok.… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

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  • Amaranth — 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Amaranth — Amarantus redirects here. For the ancient Greek writer, see Amarantus of Alexandria. For other uses, see Amaranth (disambiguation). Amaranthus Amaranthus caudatus Scientific classification …   Wikipedia

  • Amaranth (dye) — Chembox new ImageFile=Amaranth new.png ImageSize=200px IUPACName=trisodium (4E) 3 oxo 4 [(4 sulfonato 1 naphthyl)hydrazono] naphthalene 2,7 disulfonate OtherNames=FD C Red No. 2, E123, C.I. Food Red 9, Acid Red 27, Azorubin S, C.I. 16185 Section1 …   Wikipedia

  • purple amaranth — noun tall showy tropical American annual having hairy stems and long spikes of usually red flowers above leaves deeply flushed with purple; seeds often used as cereal • Syn: ↑prince s feather, ↑gentleman s cane, ↑prince s plume, ↑red amaranth,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • amaranth — am·a·ranth || æmÉ™rænθ n. any of a number of plants having thick green or reddish clusters of flowers; imaginary flower which never dies; reddish purple color; purple dye …   English contemporary dictionary

  • amaranth —   n. Mythology, plant that never fades; love lies bleeding; purple colour.    ♦ amaranthine, a. unfading; eternal; purple …   Dictionary of difficult words

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