purple_amaranth
1. [ 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: gentleman's-cane prince's-plume red_amaranth Amaranthus_cruentus Amaranthus_hybridus_hypochondriacus Amaranthus_hybridus_erythrostachys prince's-feather
Related terms: amaranth
Similar spelling:   purple_martin
  purple_heather
  purple_clematis
  purple_heart
  purple_anise
  purple_apricot
  purple_bacteria
  purple_osier
  purple_onion
  purple_avens
  purple_granadillo
  purple_clover