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.