HyperDic: purple_amaranth

English > 1 sense of the expression purple amaranth:
NOUNplantpurple amaranth, prince's-feather, gentleman's-cane, prince's-plume, red amaranth, Amaranthus cruentus, Amaranthus hybridus hypochondriacus, Amaranthus hybridus erythrostachystall showy tropical American annual having hairy stems and long spikes of usually red flowers above leaves deeply flushed with purple
English > purple amaranth: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningtall 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.
Synonymsprince's-feather, gentleman's-cane, prince's-plume, red amaranth, Amaranthus cruentus, Amaranthus hybridus hypochondriacus, Amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys
BroaderamaranthAny of various plants of the genus Amaranthus having dense plumes of green or red flowers

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