Amarant
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈæməɹænt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Amarant is a noun meaning Obsolete form of amaranth.
Meaning
Obsolete form of amaranth.
Example Sentences
Thouſands of flow'rs their ſilken webs unfold, / Amarants, immortal amarants ariſe, / Theſe beaming bright with vegetable gold, / And theſe with azure, theſe with Tyrian dyes; […]
Such vegetable amarants have a fair content of protein and are rich in Vitamins A and C, as well as in minerals; but they contain also slight amounts of anti-nutritional factors, especially oxalates and nitrates. These leaf-producing amarants are adapted to many different ecological environments.
With ſolemn adoration down they [the angels] caſt Thir Crowns inwove with Amarant and Gold; Immortal Amarant, a Flour which once In Paradiſe, faſt by the Tree of Life Began to bloom, but ſoon for mans offence To Heav'n remov'd where firſt it grew, there grows, And flours aloft ſhading the Fount of Life, […]
Word Forms
- amarants
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include marjorum, floramor, amaracus, florimer, aromatick, amoret.
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