prince's-feather
Noun
Meaning
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
annual with broadly ovate leaves and slender drooping spikes of crimson flowers; southeastern Asia and Australia; naturalized in North America
Source: WordNetAlternative names
prince's feather
Synonyms
kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate
princess feather
prince's-plume
purple amaranth
Amaranthus cruentus
Amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys
Amaranthus hybridus hypochondriacus
gentleman's-cane
red amaranth
Polygonum orientale