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Prince's-feather   /prˈɪnsɪz-fˈɛðər/   Listen
Prince's-feather

noun
1.
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, Polygonum orientale, prince's-plume, princess feather.
2.
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: Amaranthus cruentus, Amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys, Amaranthus hybridus hypochondriacus, gentleman's-cane, prince's-plume, purple amaranth, red amaranth.





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Words linked to "Prince's-feather" :   genus Polygonum, suffrutex, subshrub, amaranth, Polygonum


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