Sekirov Dictionary

amaranthine

/ˌæm.əˈɹæn.θɪn/

adjective 4
noun 2
forms 3

adjective4

Relating to the mythical amaranth flower that never fades.
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Unfading, eternal, immortal, infinite.
- Ah! is Thy love indeed A weed, albeit an amaranthine weed, Suffering no flowers except its own to mount? — 1893
Of a dark reddish purple colour.
Relating to, or having the form of plants of the genus Amaranthus.

noun2

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The amaranth flower.
- Ah! when the eternal morning dawns, And amaranthines shall displace the thorns […] — 1857
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A dark reddish-purple colour.
- The giantesses lift arms like the trunks of sycamores, each finger tipped with an amaranthine talon. — 1981

forms

amaranthines · more amaranthine · most amaranthine

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