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TASSEL FLOWER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Young leaves widely used as leaf vegetables; seeds used as cereal
Synonyms:
Amaranthus caudatus; love-lies-bleeding; tassel flower; velvet flower
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("tassel flower" 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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Tropical African annual having scarlet tassel-shaped flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Cacalia
Synonyms:
Cacalia javanica; Cacalia lutea; Emilia coccinea; Emilia flammea; Emilia javanica; tassel flower
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("tassel flower" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("tassel flower" is a member of...):
Emilia; genus Emilia (tropical African herbs)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Tropical Asiatic annual cultivated for its small tassel-shaped heads of scarlet flowers
Synonyms:
Emilia sagitta; tassel flower
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("tassel flower" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("tassel flower" is a member of...):
Emilia; genus Emilia (tropical African herbs)
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