amaranto — meaning in English

English meaning

• amaranth noun Any of various herbs of the genus Amaranthus, often grown as ornamental plants or for food.
• carmine noun A deep purplish-red pigment or dye, traditionally made from crushed cochineal insects.

Senses

amaranto is used for these senses in English:

• carmine A purplish-red colour, resembling that pigment.
• love-lies-bleeding A tropical plant of species Amaranthus caudatus, that has clusters of little red flowers

amaranth — full definition

1. noun Any of various herbs of the genus Amaranthus, often grown as ornamental plants or for food.
2. noun A deep purplish-red colour, named after the flowers or leaves of the amaranth plant.
3. noun The tiny seed of the amaranth plant, used as a cereal grain in cooking.

carmine — full definition

1. noun A deep purplish-red pigment or dye, traditionally made from crushed cochineal insects.
2. adjective Of a deep purplish-red colour.

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