A*man"i*tine (&?;), n. [Gr. &?; a sort of fungus.] The poisonous principle of some fungi.
A*man`u*en"sis (&?;), n.; pl. Amanuenses (&?;). [L., fr. a, ab + manus hand.] A person whose employment is to write what another dictates, or to copy what another has written.
||A*mar"a*cus (&?;), n. [L., fr. Gr. &?;.] A fragrant flower. Tennyson.
Am"a*rant (&?;), n. Amaranth, 1. [Obs.] Milton.
Am`a*ran*ta"ceous (&?;), a. (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of which the amaranth is the type.
Am"a*ranth (&?;), n. [L. amarantus, Gr. &?;, unfading, amaranth; 'a priv. + &?; to quench, cause to wither, fr. a root meaning to die, akin to E. mortal; -- so called because its flowers do not soon wither: cf. F. amarante. The spelling with th seems to be due to confusion with Gr. &?; flower.] 1. An imaginary flower supposed never to fade. [Poetic]
2. (Bot.) A genus of ornamental annual plants (Amaranthus) of many species, with green, purplish, or crimson flowers.