purple amaranth

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purple amaranth Definition

• (n) 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

purple amaranth Synonyms

• Amaranthus cruentus
• Amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys
• Amaranthus hybridus hypochondriacus
• gentleman's-cane
• prince's-feather
• prince's-plume
• purple amaranth
• red amaranth