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Noun: Amaranthus cruentus
  1. 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
    - prince's-feather, gentleman's-cane, prince's-plume, red amaranth, purple amaranth, Amaranthus hybridus hypochondriacus, Amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys

Type of: amaranth

Encyclopedia: Amaranthus cruentus

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Amaranthaceae
amaranthine
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Amaranthus caudatus
Amaranthus cruentus
Amaranthus graecizans
Amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys
Amaranthus hybridus hypochondriacus
Amaranthus hypochondriacus
Amaranthus spinosus
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amaretto
Amarillo
Amaryllidaceae
amaryllis