HyperDic: velvet_flower

English > 1 sense of the expression velvet flower:
NOUNplantvelvet flower, love-lies-bleeding, tassel flower, Amaranthus caudatusyoung leaves widely used as leaf vegetables
English > velvet flower: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningyoung leaves widely used as leaf vegetables; seeds used as cereal.
Synonymslove-lies-bleeding, tassel flower, Amaranthus caudatus
BroaderamaranthAny of various plants of the genus Amaranthus having dense plumes of green or red flowers

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