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Definition of Red amaranth
1. 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.
Generic synonyms: Amaranth
Lexicographical Neighbors of Red Amaranth
Literary usage of Red amaranth
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Year-book for Colorists and Dyers: Presenting a Review of the Year's by Herman A Metz (1907)
"... -red, amaranth, amaranth, on wool red violet, on cotton violet. on wool violet,
on cotton blue, on wool violet. ..."
2. Allen's Commercial Organic Analysis: A Treatise on the Properties, Modes of by Alfred Henry Allen (1917)
"Ponceau 2R also gives a precipitate under these conditions but its colour is
carmine red. Amaranth can be distinguished from the ..."
3. Civil Engineer and Architect's Journal (1839)
"PORPHYRY, the name of which shows that the stones to which this name was first
given were of a purple or deep red amaranth tinge, is very hard and cannot be ..."
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