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AMARANTHINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does amaranthine mean?
• AMARANTHINE (adjective)
The adjective AMARANTHINE has 2 senses:
1. of or related to the amaranth plant
2. of an imaginary flower that never fades
Familiarity information: AMARANTHINE used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or related to the amaranth plant
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
amaranth (any of various plants of the genus Amaranthus having dense plumes of green or red flowers; often cultivated for food)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of an imaginary flower that never fades
Synonyms:
amaranthine; unfading
Similar:
immortal (not subject to death)
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