Akademik

globe amaranth
noun
tropical American herb having rose to red or purple flowers that can be dried without losing color
Syn: ↑bachelor's button, ↑Gomphrena globosa
Hypernyms: ↑flower
Member Holonyms: ↑Gomphrena, ↑genus Gomphrena

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noun
: an Indian herb (Gomphrena globosa) often cultivated for its globose flower heads that can be dried with nearly full retention of their color

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a plant, Gomphrena globosa, native to the Old World tropics, having dense heads of variously colored flowers that retain their color when cut.
[1725-35; so called from the globose flower head]

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globe amaranth,
a plant with round heads of purple, pink, and white flowers, very durable after being gathered.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.