prince's-feather, n.
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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Amaranthus cruentus Amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys Amaranthus hybridus hypochondriacus gentleman's-cane prince's-feather prince's-plume purple amaranth red amaranth
semantic pointers
hypernym
annual with broadly ovate leaves and slender drooping spikes of crimson flowers; southeastern Asia and Australia; naturalized in North America
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Polygonum orientale kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate prince's-feather prince's-plume princess feather