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
• Syn:
↑prince's-feather, ↑prince's-plume, ↑red amaranth, ↑purple amaranth, ↑Amaranthus cruentus, ↑Amaranthus hybridus hypochondriacus, ↑Amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys
• Hypernyms: ↑amaranth
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\\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ noun (plural gentleman's-canes) : prince's-feather 2
Useful english dictionary. 2012.