amaranth
noun
an imaginary, undying flower.
amaranths
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pluralof amaranth.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Fraga said she’s particularly excited to see the fringed amaranths bloom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2023
This year, she’s recommending dried fruit, ferns and amaranths instead.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 8, 2021
The poetic plant list ranges from asters to zinnias, from wallflowers and cosmos to gillyflowers, tree mallows, trailing lobelias, globe amaranths, toadflax and perennial sage.
From New York Times ● May 12, 2016
So do amaranths, which have been a human food staple as well.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 9, 2011
Closely related species replace each other geographically among the amaranths, beans, chenopods, chili peppers, cottons, squashes, and tobaccos.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
