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PURPLE AMARANTH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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
Synonyms:
Amaranthus cruentus; Amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys; Amaranthus hybridus hypochondriacus; gentleman's-cane; prince's-feather; prince's-plume; purple amaranth; red amaranth
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("purple amaranth" is a kind of...):
amaranth (any of various plants of the genus Amaranthus having dense plumes of green or red flowers; often cultivated for food)
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