purple amaranth

Noun

• 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

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  prince's-feather , gentleman's-cane , prince's-plume , red amaranth , Amaranthus cruentus , Amaranthus hybridus hypochondriacus , Amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys