 prince's-feather |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (botany) annual with broadly ovate leaves and slender drooping spikes of crimson flowers; southeastern Asia and Australia; naturalized in North America | |
| Synonyms: | kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate prince's-plume Polygonum_orientale princess_feather | |
| Related terms: | subshrub Polygonum | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (botany) 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 | |
| Synonyms: | prince's-plume red_amaranth purple_amaranth Amaranthus_cruentus Amaranthus_hybridus_hypochondriacus Amaranthus_hybridus_erythrostachys gentleman's-cane | |
| Related terms: | amaranth | |
| Similar spelling: |
princess_feather prince's-plume prince's_pine |
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