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
<noun.plant>
<noun.plant>
| Amaranthus cruentus |
|
| Amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys |
|
| Amaranthus hybridus hypochondriacus |
|
| gentleman's-cane |
|
| prince's-feather |
|
| prince's-plume |
|
| purple amaranth |
|
| red amaranth |
|
semantic pointers
hypernym