prince's-feather
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(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 |
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Synonyms: Amaranthus cruentus, Amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys, Amaranthus hybridus hypochondriacus, gentleman's-cane, prince's-plume, purple amaranth, red amaranth |
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Related Words: amaranth |
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(noun) annual with broadly ovate leaves and slender drooping spikes of crimson flowers; southeastern Asia and Australia; naturalized in North America |
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Synonyms: Polygonum orientale, kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate, prince's-plume, princess feather |
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Related Words: subshrub, suffrutex |
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